James Oberstar: “I would hope that you would encourage the other members of the Administration to become serious about dealing with the…”

Again, the acquisition of replacement land is available and authorized under OPA 90. What this amendment does is clarify that in that replacement you can replace that part of the ecosystem that has been irresponsibly damaged with better…

We want to protect our waters. We want to protect our wetlands. We want to provide for future generations.

Using a National Infrastructure Bank to finance a large part of our infrastructure needs means we will be able to target Federal spending more efficiently.

But we all also recognize that the potential cost of meeting these needs is immense.