The Great American River 1. It will decrease flooding along the Mississippi River. saving lives and property, saving FEMA (us) trillions over the years.2. It will increase security to half of our southern border by raising the water level of the Rio Grande.3. It will create jobs by building seaports in Bismark, ND; Cushing, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Okla; Lawton, Okla; Wichita Falls, Tx; Amarillo, Tx; Dallas/Fort-worth, TX; Houston, TX. Each seaport will need 2000+ workers.4. We'll need hundreds of new bridges, barges and tug boats.5. Large businesses will want to build next to the river for easy access to shipping, creating thousands of more jobs.6. The south-west has frequent water shortages. With this change cities and towns will be able to refill their lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.



