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Rep. Wasserman Schultz Presses Corps on Everglades Funding After Budget Reclassification; Assistant Secretary Cites New Transparency
Summary
Representative Wasserman Schultz questioned Corps leaders over a substantial apparent rise in 'salaries and expenses' for South Florida ecosystem restoration and whether separating salary costs from program funding will delay projects; witnesses said the change aims to provide transparency and pledged follow-up.
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz used her time to press the Army Corps on the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration line in the FY27 request, noting what she described as a large shift from program construction dollars into a separately labeled "salaries and expenses" account.
"How did we go from $50 million to $150 million in salaries and expenses from one fiscal year to the other?" she demanded, citing numbers in the FY26 work plan and the FY27…
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