The corps should not be in the business of trying to second-guess cost. That's Congress's role. The corps should do what Congress directed them to do. Give us the best science, give us the plans, give us the designs for Category Five levee protection.
Senator Mary Landrieu criticizes the Army Corps of Engineers for not following Congressional directives and for attempting to cut costs in their plans for levee protection.
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I haven't heard that because for the last four days, I've been seeing dead bodies in the streets here in Mississippi.
There are a lot of people here who are very upset and very angry and very frustrated.
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