Bill Shuster

Mr. SHUSTER

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment that clarifies the Army Corps' authority to repair the Sagamore and Bourne bridges. This will help ensure the people can safely evacuate during an emergency situation. It is important to Massachusetts. I thank the gentleman for offering the amendment. I am prepared to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment. I know how important it is to the State of Washington and her district and her constituents. I am prepared to accept the amendment at this time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment. I know the importance of it to Hampton Harbor and New Hampshire. I am prepared to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment. This amendment that she explained so well expedites the navigation project for Portsmouth Harbor and the Piscataqua River, which I know many families live along that--the Jones, the Smiths, the Gosselins--and they are all very concerned about this, so I appreciate the gentlewoman bringing this amendment to the floor. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for offering a commonsense amendment that encourages the Corps to consider reasonable alternative agreements between State and local entities and private partners. This makes a lot of sense to me. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman bringing this amendment to the floor and given that he said the historic hurricanes of 2017 this amendment is critical to that recovery, so I am prepared to accept the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I claim time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for offering this amendment. As he clearly pointed out, this is important due to the historic hurricane season from last year. So I want to thank my good friends, Chairman Culberson and Chairman McCaul, for offering this. I am prepared to accept the amendment. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. Of course, with the devastating effects of Sandy on Queens, New York, I understand his concern. Mr. Chair, given the impact of that storm and the importance of this amendment, I am prepared to accept the amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to accept the gentleman's amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment, which does require the Corps to include complete deposition studies in future Corps plans where practicable. Mr. Chair, I am prepared to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.

Mr. SHUSTER. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves).

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Alaska for offering this amendment. As always, the gentleman is looking out for the State of Alaska and also small and rural towns across America. So this is an important issue, and I thank my colleague for working on this amendment. I am prepared to accept the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, but I do not oppose the amendment.

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves).

Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chair, I want to thank the chairman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment for his hard work on this piece of legislation. I appreciate all of his efforts and his knowledge he put into making sure that bill is a good product. Concerning Mr. Costa's amendment, again, I believe it is a good amendment. It builds on WRDA 2016 on Corps-owned-and-operated dams, so I urge all of my colleagues to support it. I accept the amendment at this time, and I yield back the balance of my time