I would really beg you to send some top-level person from your Department.

I would like to help you focus those activities to where they would do some greater good for the people of our region.

Thank you for the very constructive efforts you are putting forward at one of the largest departments in our Federal Government.

The failures to deal with the Sinaloa cartel have crept far, far north from the border.

I think there is a priority here, and I am just asking if you could help me?

I personally favor hydrologic separation at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam.

This budget request is disappointing to say the least.

The Corps' Civil Works mission builds a stronger and more secure America, while providing great opportunity for job creation, environmental stewardship, and even recreation across our Nation.

Finally, I would like to close by noting that yet another year has passed and we do not seem to be any closer to resolving how and even more controversially where to dispose of our nuclear waste.

Given the constrained fiscal environment it will be crucial that all resources are employed to their fullest potential.

The budgetary challenges this year are exacerbated by the ill-conceived movement of a portion of the program to mandatory funding.

I would urge you to consider developing an economic model that can anticipate the impact on given firms economic performance based on what is happening in the energy markets.