What Needs to be Done with the Corps of Engineers
What Needs to be Done with the Corps of Engineers
The Return of Earmarks
Well-placed Hill sources tell us that the chairs of the House and Senate appropriations committees are developing a plan to bring back congressional earmarks next year. This directed funding, which amounted to about 1% of total federal spending, was eliminated by Congress in the wake of revelations that some interests had made political contributions in…
Local Beach Commission Rejects Federal Dollars
Local Beach Commission Rejects Federal Dollars
Local Governments Need Federal Funds Now
Local Governments Need Federal Funds Now
Congress, COVID, WRDA, Approps and NFIP
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What Coastal Communities Need in the Next Stimulus
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Defense Wins Championships, but Offense Saves the Planet
We Americans are at our best when we’re on offense, facing enemies and taking advantage of opportunities. As a country, we got our start by taking up arms so that we could achieve our freedom. Then we saw the land lying west of the Mississippi as opportunity and went west with lots of determination and very little planning. In the process, individuals blazed the trails to establish small communities,…
Corps’ Funding is Only One Part of a More Serious Problem
Corps’ Funding is Only One Part of a More Serious Problem Can you drive on a flat tire? The President’s proposal for the Corps budget is completely inadequate and must be increased substantially by Congress. It is equally important to say that, as hard as this Committee has worked to increase the Corps’ budget over…
Congress prepares to face President’s Budget, Corps Overload, Scarce $$$ for coastal
Thanks for checking in today – Stay tuned for my E&W Testimony which will be reformatted for release on WaterLog, and an informational article ‘Financing Coastal Resilience – The Future is Now’ by Dan Ginolfi, that will be useful to all of you looking to IMPLEMENT! Congress is Taking the First Step to Deal…
5 Steps So You Can Prepare for the FY20 Corps Budget
5 Steps So You Can Prepare for the FY20 Corps Budget The President will be releasing his detailed proposal for the Corps’ budget during the week of March 18th – maybe. His overarching budget proposal was released on March 11th and it landed with a thud. A 31% cut, amounting to $2.2 billion, compared to…