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Energy and Water Development and Relaed Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Floor Speech

By: Will Hurd
By: Will Hurd
Date: April 30, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending Federal, State and Local Relations

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Mr. Chairman, where I am from in Texas, when you make a deal with someone, you look him in the eye and shake his hand, honor the agreement, and keep your word.

For years, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has been making deals throughout the country. Yet, in many instances, despite project cooperation agreements, the Corps has failed to honor its end of the bargain. Many State, local, and municipal entities have advanced funding or paid out of their pockets to help better their communities with the understanding that the Federal Government would reimburse them. This is what happened in my hometown of San Antonio.

This amendment would limit expenditure on flood and storm damage reduction to $10 million less and would add $10 million to the ``other authorized purposes'' item in the committee report. This is a matter of fairness to our communities, and if we cannot proceed with this bipartisan amendment, I hope the chairman will work with us going
forward.

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