"Wouldn't it make sense immediately to go ahead and lower the levels, or increase the capacity?"
"But I have to be honest with you. There were three things that happened through this process that seriously undermine my confidence in the Corps' decisionmaking process."
"I believe it is time to work together to ensure that the best policies affecting the Missouri River are put in place."
"Are we going to be able to make repairs to all of the levees to some degree, to any degree, along the river?"
"Flood control must be the Corps' primary objective in managing the river."
"Thank you, Chairman Lungren and Ranking Member Brady, for the opportunity here."
"We have invested in outreach through technology."
"By the end of this year, the committee, we have held 40 hearings in Washington and 5 field hearings."
"The Federal Government already owns far too much land already, about 30 percent of the land of this country."
"There is a tremendous emphasis right now that has been placed on habitat restoration and compliance with the Endangered Species Act instead of the protection of life and property."
"Flooding on the Missouri River has become such a regular occurrence, it is really kind of hard to keep up with."