Dave Joyce

As you are well aware, that is where, unfortunately, activity for drug dealers takes place.

Yes. If there is a way we could do that, that would be fantastic.

For lack of a better term, you are going to farm that work out.

We have to look at them and say, as we are making this new investment, how do we make them hardened, resilient.

No one can predict when these things will occur, obviously. But when we are taking these efforts in restoration, are you doing anything to be preventative for, God forbid, another event coming next year or 5 years from now, as we are…

Do you contract with private partners or private contractors, then, to help do some of this repair work and cleanup work? Or do you rely all in-house?

Great. You asked for money, and I noticed that, following up on Chairman Simpson's question, some of this work you say you are directed by FEMA to do, so you do that work and you are reimbursed.

I believe the current terms are 40 years, so they are asking you--and if you cannot do it, if it needs to be us, then I would appreciate knowing where we have to go to allow this new lease.

It is important that the American citizens know that our price per kilowatt compared to Europe, compared to other nations, is very, very competitive.

We do have coal mines that are opening up. We have got people going back to work to create a sense of hope and opportunity in their lives.

I will tell you I am concerned.

But in the end, we have the spending authority, so we will look at this.

I actually think defense has the priority, but there is no such relationship.

I can assure you, you are going to be the first EPA administrator that has come before this committee in 8 years that actually gets more money than they ask for.

Simply put, the Mulvaney budget appears to largely remove the Federal government as a partner in our work to restore and manage the Great Lakes. Is that fair?

We can appreciate the fact that your Agency has provided leadership in what I think is the way government should work...

Will the cost-share approach to cleaning up contaminated sediments under the Great Lakes Legacy Act continue?

Will the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Great Lakes Advisory Board be maintained?

It is clear that funding is vital to sustain an effective Federal, State, and local partnership to restore the Great Lakes.

Simply put, this work would not happen without Federal support, which has leveraged financial contributions from States, industries, and communities.

The Mulvaney budget, if enacted, would cripple our collective efforts, halt the progress we are making, and undermine the investments we have made to date.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and welcome again, Administrator Pruitt and Ms. Greaves.

I commend you on that thoughtful strategy to getting this developed.

But I also take pride in the fact that the vote was 407 to 18, and not that I have those 18 names laminated.

I appreciate that, and we managed to insert funding for the GLRI of $300 million a year for 5 years.