Sam Graves actually said...

"I would expect you all to do everything within your power to lower the level of those reservoirs, just as much as you can, within reason."

"I would hope people would allow for the fact that we have some serious issues out there with people, communities, businesses, you name it, and we want to be able to take care of that and be able to mo..."

"There is one thing I do want to clear up. Because we have heard--and I have heard this from other people, and I heard this today in the committee about the--that the money that is expended on environm..."

"If we make flood control the number one priority, then that solves a lot of your priority issues."