Thad Cochran: “Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Let me ask about a program that is designed to help ensure a broader base of…”

I am pleased to commend LTC Daniel S. Artino for his dedication to duty and service as an Army legislative fellow and congressional budget liaison for the Assistant Secretary of the Army. Dan was recently selected to command an Apache…

Ensuring that the Corps has adequate funding to meet its responsibilities is a high priority of mine.

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.

I ask unanimous consent to proceed, but before I begin, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from California, Mrs. Boxer, be recognized following my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.