By Jennifer Fuller
Washington D.C. – Illinois' senior senator expects Congress will help those affected by the destruction of the Birds Point Levee. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says lawmakers in Washington will help the farmers and homeowners whose property is damaged or destroyed.
"It is a tradition in the Congress that we stand behind those farmers. So they are going to be compensated for the loss of those crops, as they should be. We are not walking away from that responsibility."
Durbin made his comments before the levee was breached, and floodwaters rushed into southeast Missouri late Monday night. The Army Corps of Engineers wrapped up demolition work Tuesday, and experts remain hopeful the action will continue to reduce pressure on levees in Cairo and further upstream.