Do you have the authority to spend dollars to complete the study, Secretary?
I think that the story of King Canute settles the question of whether political orders or the natural order will ultimately prevail.
We have to get our ports and our waterways up to snuff.
One fellow stood up, he is the head of a major transportation company. He said, Senator, I have seen Sputnik. It is Shanghai Harbor.
This is not rocket science.
Don't you think you would learn a lot more if this study were completed?
I think all of us have a moral obligation... we leave it in as good a shape or better shape than we found it.
I was concerned about American competitiveness and the need for more up to date infrastructure.
I am asking you, don't you think this is a fairly high priority?
Aren't you about halfway through it? Aren't you conducing the study?
Let's just look at Harbor Maintenance, for example. It is my understanding, frankly, that you estimate that full channel dimensions at the N...