Thad Cochran: “I want to commend you for your continued support of the Youthbuild Program.”

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.

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

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