| Water Resources Development Act Of 2013 |
May 15, 2013 |
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Richard Durbin, D-IL
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"We have an infrastructure problem in this country. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that we need $3.6 trillion investment in our failing infrastructure. I say failing not only because its literally crumbling but because the American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Infrastructure Report Card gave America’s infrastructure a “D-plus.” But for our inland waterways, levees, and ports that grade is a “D-minus.”"
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| Water Resources Development Act |
May 14, 2013 |
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Barbara Boxer, D-CA
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"We look at flood protection for the 200,000 residents of Fargo, ND, and Moorhead, MN. They have been fighting rising floodwaters in recent weeks. We will restore the reliability of levees that protect places such as Topeka, KS. It goes on to Texas. I could name literally every State in the Union that has something at stake."
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| Water Resources Development Act |
May 9, 2013 |
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Mary Landrieu, D-LA
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"It will give us some time to give our people a little bit more breathing room until we can get our levees constructed, until this new mapping can be put into place, as not to shock homeowners and owners of commercial real estate with these very high premiums we hope to be able to avoid."
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| Water Resources Development Act Of 2013 |
May 9, 2013 |
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Mary Landrieu, D-LA
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"We want to work with the chairman and the ranking member to pass a WRDA bill. There is no State that benefits more from the WRDA bill than Louisiana, and I am extremely grateful for her leadership not just on this bill but on the RESTORE Act, which she helped shepherd through, which has helped the gulf coast in immeasurable ways, and her support of the FAIR Act on revenue-sharing, which will help the gulf coast get the revenues we need—just as interior States have—to build our own levees and not have to be such a drain on the Federal Treasury."
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| Water Resources Development Act Of 2013 |
May 8, 2013 |
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Barbara Boxer, D-CA
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"Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the CRS report summary that was done on this identical bill, which clearly states in their analysis that this would allow individuals to carry firearms—loaded—on to levees, dams, near reservoirs, and the rest. It is clearly stated here:"
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