Peter DeFazio actually said...

"The Corps has been really pathetically underfunded for decades. The backlog of critical infrastructure projects has grown and grown to tens of billions of dollars."

"We must be investing more in our nation's ports and harbors in order to keep America competitive in the global economy."

"It is particularly important that we ensure that our rural, Tribal, and disadvantaged communities cannot be left behind."

"Enacting a WRDA bill every two years is important and a priority of this committee."