And for my particular district, that's to maintain our locks and dams. The reason being is If we have a locker dam fail, the cascading effect will be absolutely devastating and destroy the hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars that we have put into wetland restoration throughout the entire Mississippi, Upper Mississipp, Mississippi river basin. So I would like to help our Army Corps of Engineer. I have a fantastic relationship with them. We have the St. Paul and the Rockland district, and we work very, very closely with them. (00:45–00:58)
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