Joaquin Castro: “I know the appropriations process is a tough one. You are making difficult choices among many things. I would just point…”

“I know the appropriations process is a tough one. You are making difficult choices among many things. I would just point out that, in this account, as you know, there have been funds that have gone unallocated in recent years in this very account from which I withdraw. Again, our local agencies in Republican and Democratic districts have already committed these funds with the promise that they would be reimbursed. A failure to reimburse them is essentially saying that we are going to stiff them on money that we said that we would pay them. This is a very small amount given the amount of money that is owed by the Corps to our local agencies. I would ask you for your reconsideration now, and certainly, as I know how Congressman Hurd feels and many others, I would ask for your help in remedying this situation. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.”