{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/press-release/ros-lehtinen-helps-secure-important-everglades-restoration-projects", "Ros-Lehtinen Helps Secure Important Everglades Restoration Projects", "2016-12-08", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "R000435", "ros-lehtinen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Ros-Lehtinen Helps Secure Important Everglades Restoration Projects\n\u201cAs Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote almost seventy years ago, \u2018There are no other Everglades in the world.\u2019 I will continue to fight in Congress to restore and protect this global treasure.\u201d\n((Washington, DC) \u2013 U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) made the following statement after voting for the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. This bill includes the federal authorization to proceed with long-planned and awaited water conservation and ecosystem restoration projects, including the Central Everglades Project and the Picayune Strand Adjustment in South Florida. Both projects will help restore more, clean water in natural sheetflow to Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve and are expected to be a boon for native and endangered plants and wildlife. Additionally, by helping restore the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, the projects will also provide benefits to our community by enhancing groundwater sources for municipal wells and augmenting against saltwater intrusion along Miami-Dade\u2019s coast.\nStatement by Ros-Lehtinen:\n\u201cFor far too long, these important Everglades restoration projects have been put on hold.\u00a0With the passage of this bill, however, the long term benefits for the flora and fauna of the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp, as well as for Florida and Biscayne Bays, can finally be realized. These areas are part of South Florida\u2019s amazing natural heritage and serve as the backdrop for our community\u2019s unparalleled recreational opportunities.\nAs Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote almost seventy years ago, \u2018There are no other Everglades in the world.\u2019 I will continue to fight in Congress to restore and protect this global treasure.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/press-release/ros-lehtinen-helps-secure-important-everglades-restoration-projects"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6208207234740257, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}