According to a new report, Democrats and Republicans are in a condition of deadlock regarding the federal budget, because of the budget battle in Washington D. C.

A bipartisan group of Florida leaders steps forward to reunite the two opposition parties. They came together on Capitol Hill to have a meeting with the lawmakers of the damage being caused in the Florida waterways due to release in the excess water from Lake Okeechobee.

Trey Radel, 19th District Florida Congressman, said: “I’m sorry we’re in this position that we’re in, and in these times of incredible pessimism, I hope we can be a tiny ray of light—a hope of optimism”.

Radel, a Republican, united a group in Washington D. C. with the Patrick Murphy, 18th District Democrat, to find the method to save the Florida’s local waterways.

Larry Kiker, Lee County Commissioner, was the member of the group. He explained how the polluted freshwater from the Lake Okeechobee is affecting his region.

Kiker said that it is important for everyone to understand the excess of saltwater may put adverse affect on the Florida’s most productive estuaries.

He added that the clean and healthy environment is must for the growth of the economic engine that drives the Lee County, especially the tourism.