Issue Position: Fighting for Clean Water & Protecting the Environment

Issue Position

The most important issue for our community is the devastation of our water. This impacts everyone: businesses forced to close, people getting sick, animals killed, and our environment destroyed. Health and safety needs to be made a top priority to prevent these discharges. Our work in this area is not about one party or any individual; it is about defending our community by putting all people and our environment first.

Our accomplishments include:

Securing a commitment to authorize the EAA Southern Storage Reservoir
Passing hundreds of millions of dollars to combat harmful algal blooms, prevent toxic agricultural runoff and restore the Everglades
Fully funding expedited completion of the Herbert Hoover Dike
Passing legislation forcing the Army Corps to re-evaluate their discharge schedule
Passing legislation funding the development of technology to clean massive discharges of water
Serving as Vice Chairman of the Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee

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