Political Quotes

“my amendment goes to the operation and maintenance, which from 1986 on was 100-percent State responsibility. That is the amendment. The Senator, of course, quite properly is addressing, by way of background, the construction. And there are various formulas for cost sharing on construction. But he points out that they are paying 50 percent versus the 35 percent on the construction allocation of the State. But in fairness, the reason they are paying the higher is that there are some other than environmental projects here. This whole thing goes from Orlando to the tip of Florida. This is enormous. This is over half the State's length; is that correct?”