"These increases are simply not realistic given other constraints on the Federal budget, and unsustainable year over year."
"I want to underscore the enormity of this mission while recognizing your service and contributions to our Nation."
"Could you describe any changes in the ecosystem that you see occurring in the Virginia area?"
"We should move the Corps Budget forward, not cut it by a third."
"We must also work together to find a permanent solution to nuclear waste."
"I mean, that is simply dangerous for the nation."
"I urge the Committee to fund adaptation and mitigation efforts through the Army Corps of Engineers."
"I really want to create a sort of Mississippi River Corridor discussion, all the way from the Red River Valley up in Minnesota, all the way down to you in Louisiana."
"We generally get an administration in place that doesn't give us enough money for the Corps knowing how vital this is to people's districts that we will restore it."
"As we are facing in the Great Lakes, a monumental challenge of additional rainfall that is washing over our watersheds at a much higher rate and taking with it a lot of nutrients."
"When I first arrived in Congress there were only two women on the Appropriations Committee."