Steve Southerland: “We have to make good decisions with good data.”

I mean I look at when you have had 50 percent reduction in water flows, it is having a--you did allude to the oyster industry down in Apalachicola. That is the heart of my district.

I am not in favor of giving you guys more land. You cannot manage what you have properly.

I certainly appreciate your passion for it. I know we differ on some ideas of how to resolve it, but I do agree with you that there are people out there that need the help.

I have seen firsthand the devastating impact of reduced downstream flows on this community's ecosystem, environment, and economy.