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On the recordMarch 1, 2016
I would guess that the idea of underfunding the inland waterways and the Harbor Maintenance Account did not come from the Army Corps of Engineers, but probably came from the budget process.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Alexander attributes funding issues to the budget process rather than the Army Corps of Engineers.

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