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News
from Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
For Immediate Release
Contact: Russ Levsen, 202-226-4449
HERSETH
SANDLIN VOTES WITH WIDE HOUSE MAJORITY TO OVERRIDE BUSH VETO OF WATER
BILL
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Common Sense Investment in Water Projects Important to South Dakota
November
6, 2007, Washington, D.C. -
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth joined a wide, bipartisan majority today
in voting to override President George W. Bush’s veto of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007. The House of Representatives voted 361-54,
a sufficient majority to override the President’s veto. The Water Resources
Development Act, or WRDA, authorizes Army Corps of Engineers water projects
across the country, including important projects in South Dakota.
Herseth Sandlin
said, “This is common sense investment in water infrastructure, including
resources for critical projects in our state.” Herseth Sandlin noted
that the WRDA bill would provide funds for an upgrade of Mni Waste,
the water project serving thousands of families in the Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe. She said, “A clean, safe, reliable source of drinking water
is an essential building block not only for an adequate level of public
health but for economic development and growth.”
Additionally, she
noted that the bill will improve shipping options for agricultural producers,
as it authorizes $3.6 billion for a system of new locks and dams along
the Upper Mississippi. The bill also provides authorization for funds
to evaluate and improve existing Corps flood control projects.
The Senate is expected
to take up the override vote later this week. Earlier this year, the
Senate passed the WRDA bill 81-12.
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Congresswoman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin serves South Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives.
She is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate Democrats
committed to fiscal discipline and strong national security, and is
co-chair of the Rural Working Group, which is dedicated to raising the
profile of issues important to rural America. She also serves on three
committees vital to South Dakota’s interests: Agriculture, Veterans’
Affairs and Natural Resources. In the 110th Congress, Rep. Herseth Sandlin
was one of only 15 members appointed to serve on the Select Committee
on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
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