Political Quotes

“Since 1986, the Senate has operated under a law whereby projects built by the Corps of Engineers, pursuant to the process of authorizing projects, are then, upon completion, carried by the States--the financial burden of the operation and maintenance of those projects. The current legislation along the Everglades...changes that law by virtue of setting a precedent whereby the Federal taxpayer will pay half the cost of operation and maintenance for the life of the project. I cannot understand any valid reason for changing a law that has been in effect for 14 years and served this Nation so well for this single project. That is the purpose of this amendment--to strike only a few words, providing the exception for this particular Florida project, and saying the Florida project will be treated just as all the other projects that have been authorized by the Congress in the past 14 years and presumably in the future.”