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Here is a
sample of recent stories that featured the National Waterways Conference:
September 9,
2006 National Journal “A
Sink-or-Swim Issue”
July 3, 2006,
National Public Radio, Morning Edition:
“Corps
Criticized for Encouraging Vulnerable Building”.
June 28, 2006, Environment
& Energy Daily: “WRDA
appears headed to a post-recess Senate Vote:
April 28, 2006,
Environment & Energy Daily: “Frist says quick passage for WRDA unlikely”
April 26, 2006,
Bonita News: “Everglades
Activists to Urge Senate Majority Leader to Bring Bill to a Vote”
March 13, 2006,
Newhouse News: “Nation’s
Waterways Funding is in a Drought”
September 9,
2005: LaCrosse
Tribune: “Our
View: Next Time we Shouldn’t Shortchange Flood control”
September 9,
2005: The Wall Street Journal “Commercial Ports
Begin to Reopen”
September 8,
2005: The Hill News: “Katrina Shines
Spotlight”
September 2, 2005
NWC Statement on Hurricane
Katrina’s impact
July 11, 2005, Jacksonville Business Journal: “House
passes bill authorizing deepening of river channel”
March 7, 2005:
New Coalition seeks Infrastructure Funding
– Waterways get a D- score
On March 10th, a press conference was
held in the Dirksen Senate building by concerned
waterways stakeholders joining together to seek adequate investment in our
nation’s water infrastructure.
Click here for the press advisory. Click here for the statement of Worth Hager
for the National Waterways Conference.
Click here to be directed to the Report
Card of ASCE on the state of America’s infrastructure.
August 9, 2004
NWC Annual Meeting to be in St. Louis
"Think Outside the Locks" is the Theme
House and Senate Waterway Caucuses Kick-off
(5-20-04)
On May 20th, 2004, the House and Senate
Waterways Caucuses announced their formations at a press conference in the
U.S. Capitol. Speakers included Congrs. Mike
McIntyre (NC), John Doolitte (CA), Kenny Hulshof
(MO), Henry Brown (SC), Jack Kingston (GA), Sen. Jim Talent (MO), Fred
Caver (deputy director of civil works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
and Worth Hager, President of NWC.
Click here for the NWC
press release.
Click here for the press
release of Sen. Domenici (one of
the Senate co-chairs.)
Click here for the press
release of Sen. Hutchison. (another Sen. co-chair).
Click here for a link to the press
release of Sen. Talent.
Click here for the press release of Congr.
Hulshof.
Click here for the press
release of Congr. McIntyre.
Click here for the press release of Congr. Doolittle.
Click here for the statement
of Worth Hager.
February 27, 2004
Allied Waterways Stakeholders Plead
for More Funding
Letter to Senate Budget
Committee - pdf
Letter to Senate EPW
Committee - pdf
February 10, 2004
Corps Budget Putting America's
Eco-Highway at Risk
February 5, 2004
NWC 2004 Budget Summit is March
9-10
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