Opening statement made by Senator Landrieu.
12/01/2009
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I do not agree with the funding level proposed by the administration for the NIH.
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 nation...
I recognize that the Corps has consistently been woefully underfunded, which presents great challenges in addressing the needs of Louisiana ...