Thad Cochran: “We hope the administration will cooperate with this subcommittee, and collaborate on defining a new regime.”

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I wish to honor former Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, who passed away September 13 in Albuquerque. It was a privilege to call Pete a friend and to work with him as a Senate colleague and member of the Appropriations Committee…

Mr. Chairman, let me join you in congratulating our panel here and the participation you're bringing to this challenge.

If we go back in sequestration, what affect would it have on the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Speer?