02/24/2015
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"I think that really, really makes a difference. And it was -- it was -- I guess you shouldn’t say shocking. It wasn’t really surprising. I didn’t expect to get those Republican votes. But to have them..."
"Your position on this bill is that it is basically a good bill but there are modifications the Department would like to see made, is that correct?"
"Aren't the states that are most directly impacted the ones that would logically be working on the mitigation?"
"But everything you just said would lead me to believe that that money should flow through the coastal states where that kind of work would take place."