It can be hard to get large and expensive projects approved in a federal budget. The recent events show that it is better to make the investment before a disaster occurs.

There are other areas where Congress can look to control costs and expenses. It's not necessarily quid-pro-quo that the money will come out of other coastal or water projects.

We can't base our absolute actions on predictions of what might be, ... We know there's a lot of uncertainty. If we get to the point where we have to nourish this beach every year, we know we'll have to try something different.

We're trying to get the certificate by the 30th.

It will be a tremendous benefit.

The money spent up front to avoid damage is a very small amount compared to what is spent to recover from a disaster.

It's a roll of the dice that Congress is going to have to take care of.

Finishing all of these projects would be the biggest accomplishment in terms of protecting our beaches during my time with (the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

You may just be shifting the consumption of energy from the driver to the producer of hydrogen.