[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 118 (Friday, July 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING NATHANIEL PRYOR REED

  (Mr. MAST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the passing and the 
important contributions of a great Floridian for his unrelenting 
determination to protect the Florida Everglades. Nathaniel Pryor Reed 
was a man whom I was proud to know, and he was one of Florida's most 
influential environmental leaders.
  He served six Florida Governors and two United States Presidents, 
advising them on environmental protection and conservation. He worked 
instrumentally in the legislation of the Endangered Species Act and the 
Clean Water Act. He was an avid fisherman and a conservationist. He 
served on more nonprofit boards than I can count, and he was a founding 
member of the Everglades Foundation, serving on the board of directors 
since its inception 25 years ago.
  He championed the bipartisan saying: ``The Everglades doesn't care 
what party you belong to, she cares what you do.''
  Nathaniel ended every phone call by sending his sincerest best 
wishes, and he always truly meant it. Today we send him our sincerest 
and remember his unwavering commitment to America's Everglades and his 
service to our Nation.

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