Benefits Quote by Ron Kind

One of the first things I did as a new Member of Congress was help form a bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus so we could…

— Ron Kind

Finally, the ecological health of the Mississippi River and its economic importance to the many people that make their living or seek their recreation…

— Ron Kind

In the underlying bill, I think the authors of the legislation, those in support of it, understand the use of the Mississippi River. Yes,…

— Ron Kind

The Mississippi is not the only river. There's the Tallahatchie and the Big Black. People have been put in the river year after year,…

— Fannie Lou Hamer

We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.

— Roy Barnes

It is a commitment to our children and grandchildren to preserve a statewide network of land and water resources, prime agricultural and forestry lands,…

— Sonny Perdue

I want all the interested parties to come together and develop a solution that provides additional water and helps the lower Arkansas River communities…

— Ken Salazar

Mississippians for the most part appreciate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management of our wildlife refuges and other natural resources.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

The truth is that some of Mississippi's greatest advocates for conservation and habitat protection are the sportsmen and hunters. Our state's beautiful and abundant…

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

The Coast Guard has a strong presence in Mississippi and on its waterways.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

They've got to tell us what is necessary to ensure the future health of the river system.

— John Anderson

From earliest times, water has always been acknowledged as a primary human good and an indispensable natural resource. Around the great rivers of the…

— Pope Benedict XVI