Brian Mast: “This is the piece of legislation that authorizes every…”

“… to get them rolled into this big bill doesn't have my name on it, but we get it in there and we get the job done for our community. Now, This is the piece of legislation that authorizes every federal resource that comes home as it relates to our Waterways and the U.S. army Corps of Engineers. It's the most important tool we have for Everglades restoration and rehabilitating our estuaries. And I'm on that committee, that committee of transportation and infrastructure to make sure that our community is represented on the right battlefield for that fight.” (07:45–07:55)

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