Mrs. Ernst mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mrs. Ernst mr. President , i rise today to urge Senate Democratic leadership to end their reckless Government Shutdown. Its no secret that over the years ive made clear that i dont like funding our government from one shortsided bandaid bill to another. We must establish a path forward to responsibly fund our government for the long term. Its responsible and right thing to do for our military, for future generations, for our veterans, and for the American People. But rather than finding a longterm funding solution to ensure stability in our military, the Senate Democratic leadership has decided to shut down the government. So what does that mean for our military . Well, for starters, critical defense projects have come to a halt. We can also see delays in maintenance of our critical aircraft, ships, our weapon systems at a time when our adversaries are becoming more aggressive and more advanced. And our Service Memb
Direction and provides leadership for the civil works programs of the u. S. Army corps of engineers. In this position, mr. James will play a central role in ensuring the navigatability of the waterways. He will oversee the storm Risk Management and responses to emergencies like hurricanes that we saw in florida and in texas this past fall. He will also play a central role in modernizing americas aging water infrastructure. This week the committee on environment and public works, which i chair, has look at the needs of americas water infrastructure. These hearings are important steps as the Committee Works towards a new Water Resources Development Act which will be reauthorized this year. Its critical to have mr. James confirmed so he can partner with us in this important process. I look forward to working with mr. James on projects important to my state of wyoming. He has committed to me that he will work to prevent icejam floods like those that caused the water in our state to flood.
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