Thad Cochran: “Senator Landrieu and I worked very hard on it to try to implement some of the lessons learned from previous storms.”

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

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…

We appreciate very much your leadership in the research effort and we commend you and those who work with you for helping make sure we have what we need in order to make our nation safe and secure.

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