The Senate voted to pass the bill 79-14, despite the president's objections.
Supporters said the projects authorized under the Water Resources Development Act are necessary to rebuild the Gulf
Coast after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, restore the Everglades and Great Lakes fisheries and build
flood-control projects nationwide.
[permaculture] Senate overrides Bush's water bill veto.,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 11/08/2007