Mayor Ron Corbett is in D.C. and he's gearing up for a hearing on flood control before the U.S. Senate committee.

He'll be speaking before the 21 member Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee

Mayor Corbett plans to deliver his case for the Cedar Rapids flood protection project to protect people and businesses.

The mayor says the city they still haven't received any federal funding.

Congress already authorized that funding, but while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed off on the Cedar Rapids flood control project, they haven't given any money for it.

That's why Mayor Corbett is going to make this one of his major talking points today.

"These are the senators that will make a decision, President Trump has promised an infrastructure Bill, it seems to have some bi-partisan support, so if we're going to get something done, this really is the year we have to you know break it loose and get the funding,” says Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett.

The request for federal funding became an issue again when Cedar Rapids faced flooding last September.

The Flood Protect Project already received funding from the state, but it still needs around 230 million dollars of federal funding.

Mayor Corbett is expected to speak before the U.S. Senate committee at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.