Sen. Mel Martinez, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Diaz-Balart say they're ready to vote to override the presidential veto. The Water Resources Development Act HR 1495 contains more than $2 billion for Everglades restoration efforts.
Martinez said "at the end of the day, as a Floridian, Everglades restoration is such an integral part of this WRDA bill we have to take the good with the bad."
Rep. Connie Mack, R-Cape Coral, assailed the presidential veto. "I'm confident that both the House and Senate can override his veto," Mack said. "And I hope we do so without delay."
Monday, November 5, 2007
Good Martinez
Contrary to popular belief, the point of this blog is not to make Mel Martinez look bad. The point is to draw an accurate picture of Mel and let him make himself look bad. That means from time to time, he might actually look good on certain issues:
