Political Quotes

“I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on this underappreciated subject. He is raising an issue that I think is sensitive and frankly deserves far more consideration than it has been given by Congress. There is great debate, frankly, about the science of artificial beach construction. Part of the concern about the cycle of the Federal Government routinely bailing people out is, in fact some locational decisions in the first place. The cost allocation can be quite variable. There have been real questions about some of the projects that have been dictated. In fact, in one instance actually a Corps of Engineers item on artificial beach replacement embedded in a reauthorization was one of the biggest public works projects over the course of 50 years, and really didn't get appropriate scrutiny. Now, whether you think extreme weather events are part of climate change caused by humans or whether it's part of a natural cycle of weather, the gentleman is spotlighting a very significant long-term area of Federal responsibility.”