Release Date: Nov 08, 2007Contact: 888-249-NEWS
Chamber Applauds Congressional Vote to Override Presidential Veto of the Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Janet Kavinoky, director of transportation and infrastructure at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement today regarding the House and Senate decisions to override President Bush's veto of H.R. 1495 the "Water Resources Development Act of 2007."
"Congress acted swiftly to address the backlog of needs of our inland waterways and provided the Army Corps of Engineers the coordinated federal agenda we need to undertake hundreds of flood control, navigation and environmental mitigation projects over the next two years," said Kavinoky. "This bill will provide the necessary infrastructure upgrades to ensure the competitiveness of the nation's exports. This bill is long overdue."
The U.S. Chamber is the world's largest business federation, representing more than 3 million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region.
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