Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are going to have a vote here shortly, and it is going to be one of the major, significant votes. First of all, I know the occupier of the Chair is very aware of the things we have been doing in the committee called Environment and Public Works. Most of the stuff we have been doing is very meaningful, including the highway bill, the chemical bill, and now the WRDA bill. These are all things that have to be done. Last week I talked about the WRDA bill and why it is important to pass it now. Just to take a look at some of the major news stories from the past few months, earlier this summer we saw algae wash up on the beaches of Florida. This is a problem that will have significant impact on the health of Floridians, as well as negatively impacting Florida's biggest industry--tourism. The WRDA bill 2016 has a solution to the problem. We have a project that will fix Lake Okeechobee to prevent this problem in the future. I know a little bit about this because a lot of people are not aware that in my State of Oklahoma we have more miles of freshwater shoreline than any of the 50 States. That is because most of them are manmade lakes. They have a dam down here with lots of shoreline going around them, but, nonetheless, I had a personal experience with what they call blue-green algae. You think you are on your deathbed when you are there. This chart behind me shows a plume in St. Lucie, FL. It is a picture of an algae plume caused by deteriorating water conditions.…”