On the recordMarch 14, 2018
We need some advocacy, we need to fight for this money.
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congress.govWe need some advocacy, we need to fight for this money.
DeFazio emphasizes the need for advocacy and funding for the Corps of Engineers.
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But I am proud of the work of this committee, and this Congress as a whole, these last two years--to defeat that sense of inertia and deliver for the American people.
It is not excusable for this to be happening. These are special items, sometimes irreplaceable or nearly irreplaceable items and certainly in the short term. This has got to change.
I also want to thank Chairman DeFazio in particular for his work in shaping this legislation.
In the face of this challenge, we passed COVID relief: first the CARES Act, and then the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and then the American Rescue Plan Act.