Jeff Merkley actually said...

So it sounds like you would recommend spending that surplus to tackle these needed repairs, maintenance, efficiencies, and thereby we would ...

I think it is important to recognize that we are not just looking at the jobs we create by building and maintaining the infrastructure, but ...

By the Corps' own data, Oregon has nearly 200 communities and 24 counties with levees that will need recertification.

And that just cannot continue to happen, Mr. Chairman.