06/07/2011
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"Some people may say that this country cannot afford these investments--I say we cannot afford not to make them."
"We are losing 25 to 35 square miles of wetlands per year--about a football field an hour--which places millions of lives and critical national resources at alarming risk."
"I recognize that the Corps has consistently been woefully underfunded, which presents great challenges in addressing the needs of Louisiana and the Nation."
"For decades, the people of my State have been fighting a noble battle to save the most productive and environmentally significant coast and delta in the world."