Harry Reid: “Mr. President I say to my colleagues from Florida, I know how important restoring America's Everglades is to the United…”

“Mr. President I say to my colleagues from Florida, I know how important restoring America's Everglades is to the United States and to the State of Florida, and I appreciate the efforts of Senator Nelson and Senator Martinez to keep this project on track. I agree that funding for the Modified Waters Delivery Project is essential to restoring the Everglades and I know that it is the administration and not the elected representatives of the State of Florida that have changed how funding for this project has been allocated. With this in mind, I continue to believe this project should be funded through the Interior Committee, but I will work to ensure that all facets of the Everglades Project receives appropriate funding when our bill goes to conference.”