John Shaw: “Mr. Speaker, we here in this Chamber are only the voices speaking out for the millions of Americans who do care about…”

“Mr. Speaker, we here in this Chamber are only the voices speaking out for the millions of Americans who do care about the environment, and leading that in this House, of course, we have our great chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster). I had the privilege of working with the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) both in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Public Works; and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Borski), the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert), who I think thinks he is representing Florida for the great work he has done for the restoration of the Everglades. Of course, we have many of the gentleman's New Yorkers in Florida, so I am sure that has been a great effort of his. Also, thanks to the gentlemen from Florida (Chairman Young) and the ranking member, the gentleman from California (Mr. Miller), for the work they have done in their committees with regard to the Everglades. Secretary Babbitt, whose name has been missing from this debate, he I think has given us an extraordinary amount of attention in the Everglades, and his name should certainly be referenced in our discussion.”