We want to do what we need to do here to provide the funding so that we maintain a strong, mobile, and effective Navy and Marine Corps team to protect the security interests of our...
If we need additional funding or some priority readjustments, we hope you'll communicate that with us in the appropriate way.
We provided $439 million for barrier island restoration work, and we wonder when the work is actually going to begin.
I'm hopeful that we can work with you and General Van Antwerp and others in the Federal agencies.
I'm told that the port at Gulfport, where work can be done to help modernize and recover from some of the damages.
The reason this has taken on a new urgency is that just this morning, we received word that unemployment in the State of Mississippi has rea...
Our Governor, Haley Barbour, is working very hard in his capacity as Governor of the State of Mississippi to help contribute to expediting t...
Thank you again for being here and helping us review the budget request.
So we welcome these efforts. And we hope that we can work with the Department to put the money where the problem is and let you show us what...
we appreciate some of the highlights you outlined and of your intentions as Secretary to solve some of the problems.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I join you in thanking the Secretary for your cooperation with our subcommittee.