Thad Cochran: “Commissioner Keys, it is good to have a westerner who talks with a southern accent and I am glad Sheffield, Alabama…”

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

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.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

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