Thad Cochran: “We provided $439 million for barrier island restoration work, and we wonder when the work is actually going to begin.”

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.

We want to know what the priorities are for funding.

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

I am concerned that the 22 percent funding cut proposed for NIH could negatively affect longstanding research endeavors.