Steve Lynch: “I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I appreciate her gracious remarks. I do want to point out, though, that, since…”

“I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I appreciate her gracious remarks. I do want to point out, though, that, since 2010, we've cut $688 million from this account. Now, we all have great respect and admiration for the Army Corps of Engineers, but having cut $688 million since 2010 has been reducing their ability to prioritize those projects around the country that need to be worked on. Some of those are Democratic districts, and some of those are Republican districts. That's not what this is about. This is about our infrastructure. So a $688 million cut since 2010 is a serious obstruction for them to do their job, and that's all I'm asking here. I'm asking that we recognize our responsibility and our stewardship of protecting seawalls and ports and marinas, whether they're on the Great Lakes or whether they're on the Atlantic or Pacific coast. I am just asking that we step up and meet our responsibility in a meaningful way.”