Jim Inhofe: “Let me comment. I was asked the question by the Senator from Pennsylvania as to clarification on this Army Corps of…”

“Let me comment. I was asked the question by the Senator from Pennsylvania as to clarification on this Army Corps of Engineers report. It was the Energy and Water appropriations that made a request of the Corps of Engineers on June 3, 2005. The Corps report states: From the above discussion, the most reasonable option would be to retire the McFarland. It goes on to state: It is expected that sufficient industry hopper dredging capability exists to perform the requirements that may occur on the Delaware River. Finally, it states: McFarland would have to be rehabilitated and repowered at the cost of approximately $20 million. It says that on page 22 of the report. I will go ahead. I ask the Senator from Delaware to take his time and I will elaborate a little bit more on this on my time.”