the funding is not going to be easy, but we are going to have to find it.

the goal of today's hearing. We have two primary goals. The first is we want to continue to build the Congressional Record that we will be able to go back and use to justify our continued efforts to congressionally direct the Army Corps of…

Senators Nelson and Rubio expressed their concern for the natural and human resources in Franklin County.

The water flows of the Chattahoochee, Flint, Apalachicola River system have been an issue for over twenty years.

Florida's economy depends on a healthy environment.

I made and will continue to make any legislative solution to address this water flow as my number-one priority

Congress needs to get it funded as soon as possible.

The hearing is entitled, 'The Effects of Water Flows in Apalachicola Bay: Short- and Long-Term Perspectives.'

Do you know how much more water Georgia has requested? And when you consider that request, how do you account for the impact that any additional withdrawal is going to have on the entire water system?

Yes, just one last question.

the frustration felt by this community, by myself, by Senator Nelson, by Congressman Southerland, by Governor Scott, and the entire Florida community is barely measured by the number of folks attending here today.

Anyone who is in this meeting today, no matter what state you are from, would recognize that a solution is required.