I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 909 (Purpose: To restrict charges for certain surplus…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Water Resources Development Act or the WRDA bill that we are considering on the Senate floor. I wanted to begin by thanking leadership on both sides of the aisle for moving this very…

I just think it is a good opportunity. I am glad to hear you are using it.

I have 2 years. The last 2 years, I have worked with our former chairman, Senator Nelson, on the legislative branch.

One of the things we worked very hard on in the last session was funding for the Capitol dome, which needs to be updated and repaired.

I want to follow up on the preservation issue that you have raised, because I understand that one of the programs that is at risk is the de-acidification program.

We are confronted with the same challenges we had last go-round, of course, and that is making everything work in these times of tight budgets.

And I just want to say again, thank you for coming today and, you know, during these times where we have to reduce our spending in Congress, it's tough.

Well again, I am just trying to understand if there are adjustments we need to make to make sure the Office works well.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I appreciate it very much.

Well, you are going to find that we are going to continue to be resource pressed, and so, I am trying to find options and offer opportunities where you can try to leverage your resources.