May 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 77 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                         GREAT LAKES RESILIENCY

  (Mr. MORELLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge that any long-term 
infrastructure agreement reached between Congress and the President 
must invest in the resiliency of coastal communities.
  Lake Ontario is already over 11 inches higher than average, and as 
rain falls and water levels continue to climb, my community and others 
like it are bracing for yet another season of devastating flooding.
  We must take proactive steps to adjust to changing weather patterns, 
the impacts of Plan 2014, and improve our community's ability to 
withstand, recover, and adapt to weather-related events.
  The Army Corps of Engineers will soon be conducting a study to 
develop a coastal resiliency plan, and it is imperative that any long-
term infrastructure agreement include significant investments in these 
findings.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues towards a comprehensive 
infrastructure package that makes these investments a reality and 
better protects my district and the Great Lakes coastline.

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