James Oberstar: “Mr. Speaker, at the outset I want to express my great appreciation to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster)…”

“Mr. Speaker, at the outset I want to express my great appreciation to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) for the cooperation that we have had and the close working relationship again on this legislation, as on all the other bills that we have moved through this body. It again shows that at a time when there is dispute and rancor in the body politic in the broad public that in this body, where there is respect and mutual understanding and openness, the Congress can work and do the work of the public. This committee has demonstrated time and again that we can do the work of the public because of the mutual respect, the understanding, cooperation and the consensus that the work that we do is for the greater good of the country. And that is what this Water Resources Development Act is all about. It is among the best things we do in our committee and in this Congress: invest in the well-being of our fellow citizens and future growth and development of this country.”