...even after a veto override. I couldn't help but notice how these lines stood out in this article in the local paper about Everglades restoration:
The deal called for the state and federal government to split the cost. To date, Florida has committed more than $2 billion and pushed ahead alone on a few projects, while the federal government has appropriated only several million dollars. The corps now plans to re-evaluate how to move ahead.
There is hope, however.
Last year, Congress passed a water projects bill over President Bush's veto that includes about $1.8 billion for Everglades restoration. But the bill only approves the funds. It doesn't allocate them. Still, Gov. Charlie Crist expressed optimism.
"I have great confidence that they are going to ... follow through and do what we've been encouraging them to do for a long time ... to make sure the Everglades gets the appropriate funding," Crist said.
How sad and pathetic. Government agencies and officials waiting on funds approved by law in the water bill are sweating bullets hoping that the Bush administration will actually disperse the funds. The fact that this is even a concern shows how no one trusts this administration to follow the law. I wonder how many other projects in the water bill are still waiting on funds to actually accomplish what they were designated for.
The audacity of hope.
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ya think?
Posted by poopie | January 13, 2008 11:03 PM