06/29/2009
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"Thank you, Madam Chair."
"The coast is in a state of crisis, losing 25 to 35 square miles of wetlands per year."
"If Hurricane Katrina taught us anything, we must coordinate and manage our outer hurricane protection with the interior drainage and flood control of the city."
"What I learned in The Netherlands is that people can live, safely and securely, below sea level and near the water."