Remarks by President Trump on Environmental Accomplishments for the Folks of Florida | Jupiter, FL

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
Jupiter, Florida

3:01 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Effectively, thanks very a lot. And I’m thrilled to be again on the historic Jupiter Inlet. I do know it very effectively. Don’t dwell very far-off, as you understand. The lighthouse. It’s my residence state; it’s referred to as the state of Florida, and it’s a fantastic state. Hiya, Ed. (Applause.)

Sit down. Do you’ve got seats? Yeah, you do. Sit down, everyone.

The Sunshine State is actually one of the crucial stunning locations on Earth. I find it irresistible. And collectively we’ll protect its breathtaking pure splendor for generations to come back.

We’re right here right now to rejoice our unbelievable report of pure conservation and environmental safety. Over the past 4 years, I’ve been working along with your each governors, your final governors, your present governor; he’s incredible, by the best way. And we’ve been working very, very arduous. (Applause.) We’ve been working very arduous collectively to verify every thing is ideal — and to recommit ourselves to preserving the superior majesty of God’s nice creation.

Becoming a member of us within the fantastic assist effort of that mission is Secretary of the Inside, a person who has labored so arduous on this: David Bernhardt. Thanks very a lot, David. (Applause.) Thanks.

And EPA Administrator, a really highly effective man. When he says you are able to do it, you do it. When he says you may’t, it’s over with; you don’t have an opportunity. Andrew Wheeler. Thanks, Andrew. (Applause.) Thanks. Nice job.

And, in fact, your governor, Ron DeSantis, who’s run — not solely did he run a fantastic marketing campaign; he’s a fantastic governor. (Applause.) Thanks, Ron. What a fantastic job. What a fantastic job he did. In fact, we’ll let you understand on November third. I’ll let you understand if he did a superb job, okay? (Laughter.)

Additionally, I need to introduce Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Núñez, who’s been such a incredible good friend and supporter. Thanks very a lot, Jeanette. (Applause.)

And one of many nice legal professional generals wherever within the nation, Ashley Moody. Ashley, thanks. (Applause.) Thanks very a lot.

Florida CFO, Jimmy Patronis. (Applause.) Jimmy. Thanks, Jimmy. Nice job.

A person who everyone loves; he’s extremely revered in Washington; he’s a fantastic senator: Lindsey Graham, South Carolina. (Applause.) Thanks, Lindsey. Nice job.

Representatives Gus Bilirakis. The place’s Gus? Gus. How are you, Gus? Thanks very a lot. Nice job you’re doing. We now have loads of good ones right here. We now have warriors. I name them “my warriors.” That’s what they’re. And, Gus, the job you’ve finished.

And Matt Gaetz. The place’s Matt? The place is Matt? (Applause.) The place is Matt? That’s not an excellent location for you, Matt. (Laughter.) That’s — I’m used to having you sitting proper up right here. What’s happening? That’s good. Matt Gaetz.

Brian Mast. Brian? (Applause.) Implausible man. Thanks, Brian.

They’re our warriors. You see what they do? They must combat Pelosi, Schumer. They must combat all these characters, and so they do very effectively within the fights. We wish them on our facet.

Greg Steube. Greg, thanks very a lot. Nice job. Nice job this morning. I watched.

Invoice Posey. Invoice. Invoice Posey. Thanks, Invoice. (Applause.)

Michael Waltz. Michael. (Applause.) Implausible, Michael.

And Ted Yoho. They’ve really grow to be my buddies, really. Ted, thanks very a lot. Nice. Nice. The place is Ted? Nice, Ted. Thanks very a lot. Nice job.

And from South Carolina, State Consultant Nancy Mace, who’s acquired an important race the place I believe you’re doing very effectively. (Applause.) I believe you’re doing very effectively, from what I hear, proper? You bought to win that one. That’s an essential one. We’re behind you a thousand %. You recognize that, proper?

In addition to mayor of Miami-Dade County, Carlos Gimenez. The place is Carlos? (Applause.) Carlos, nice.

I need to thanks all for being right here.

My administration is proving on daily basis that we are able to enhance the environment whereas creating hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs. It is a actually sharp distinction to the acute, radical left that you simply’ve needed to take care of. And what you’re doing proper now’s rather a lot higher than something you’ve ever been accustomed to, I’ll let you know that.

Joe Biden’s plan would destroy America’s center class whereas giving a free cross to the world’s worst international polluters like China, Russia, India, and plenty of others. They don’t have to wash up their lands, however we’ve to wash up ours.

The left’s agenda isn’t about defending the atmosphere, it’s about punishing America, and that’s true. As a substitute of specializing in radical ideology, my administration is targeted on delivering actual outcomes, and that’s what we’ve. And we proper now have the cleanest air we’ve ever had on this nation, let’s say during the last 40 years — (applause) — as a result of I assume 200 years in the past might be higher. What do you suppose? I might say that. What do you suppose, fellas?

So I do need to preface that as a result of the pretend information is again there. Once I say “the cleanest air we’ve ever had,” over a 40- 12 months interval, Lindsey. Is that okay? A few hundred years in the past, I might think about it was fairly good, proper?

To safeguard our beautiful coastal areas, I signed laws authorizing $100 million to combat the crimson tide and poisonous algae. (Applause.) And to protect the Everglades and defend Florida from catastrophic flooding — you understand in regards to the flooding; we’ve spent some huge cash on flooding and some huge cash on hurricanes. And if you governors got here to me and so they mentioned, “Can we’ve this? Can we’ve that? We’d like some extra for the Panhandle,” they mentioned. “We now have to assist the Panhandle.” I mentioned, “With out query and with none weight. Let’s go.” Proper? That’s what we mentioned. (Applause.) You’ve by no means had it really easy in your life. (Laughs.)

He’d stroll into my workplace and say, “Sir, only one extra.” “How a lot is it going to price?” “How about an additional billion?”

PARTICIPANT: Your employees wasn’t comfortable.

THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, my employees wasn’t too thrilled. That’s proper. (Laughter.) We hadto override the employees a few occasions.

We’ve directed over a half a billion {dollars} to repair the Herbert Hoover Dike and Lake Okeechobee. Lake Okeechobee. (Applause.) We fastened it up good, Mr. Mayor. We did a superb job. Did a superb job.

We are going to now compete with this venture. And we’re means forward. You recognize, we’re means forward — about three years, I believe, forward of schedule from what the unique time of completion was going to be. And I’m, particularly, pleased with what we’ve finished on Lake Okeechobee. I do know it effectively. I do know it effectively. (Applause.)

Everybody mentioned that one couldn’t be finished, Ron. You recognize that, proper? They mentioned it might by no means occur. “You’ll by no means get it funded.” It’s a giant deal, and it’s all gotten finished, together with the tide is gone; it is going to be gone, lastly, from all the issues that we’ve had with it.

We’ve expanded funding for the Everglades restoration by over 55 % in comparison with 4 years in the past. And I additionally need to thank the Military Corps of Engineers for his or her important work on the C-44 Reservoir and the assistance — they’re unbelievable. One factor, once they construct it — (applause) — I mentioned, “You recognize, you might — you might do it a little bit bit inexpensive than that. The partitions don’t must be seven ft thick; they may very well be like two ft thick.” However, you understand, when the Military Corps of Engineers do it, they do it proper. That’s one factor I can let you know.

We’re constructing the wall — the wall alongside Mexico, between Mexico and the US. We’re over 300 miles now of wall, and that’s a critical wall. (Applause.) That’s a wall that’s meant to final and meant to work.

However that’ll assist revitalize the wetlands within the St. Lucie River estuary and the Indian River Lagoon. (Applause.) Whoa, that’s fairly good. We hit residence with that one, huh?

However right now I’ve an important announcement. I don’t know if it’s larger than the issues we simply introduced or the issues that we’ve already finished or we’re within the technique of finishing. In just a few moments, I’ll signal a presidential order extending the moratorium on offshore drilling on Florida’s Gulf Coast and increasing it to Florida’s Atlantic Coast, in addition to the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina. (Applause.)

AUDIENCE MEMBER: 4 extra years! (Applause.)

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks very a lot, everyone. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks very a lot. I assume you want that one the perfect of all.

This motion follows shut session with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — he’s been unbelievable; Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott — they’ve labored so arduous; in addition to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott. Lindsey, thanks.

Lindsey preferred the thought proper from the start. I mentioned, “What do you suppose?” It took you — how lengthy? — about two seconds to say, “I prefer it.”

The governor of South Carolina — a fantastic man and a extremely nice governor — Henry McMaster. (Applause.)

And I additionally need to thank the governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, who’s doing a incredible job. (Applause.)

And a senator who, from the day one — from day one, he’s been with me, Senator David Perdue. Georgia. (Applause.)

And Senator Kelly Loeffler and Congressman Doug Collins and South Carolina State Consultant Nancy Mace. Once more, I need to thanks all. Unimaginable. (Applause.)

Because of my administration’s pro-American power insurance policies, we are able to take this step and the following step whereas remaining the number-one producer of oil and pure fuel wherever on the planet. We’re the biggest producer now on the planet, by far. We’re primary on the planet, and we’re power impartial, which is a pleasant sound. (Applause.)

With fracking, the shale revolution, and the super surge in American power manufacturing, we’re exhibiting that we are able to create jobs, safeguard the atmosphere, and preserve power costs low for America and low for our residents. And also you see that. And also you additionally see it if you pump the fuel into your automobile and also you’re paying generally rather a lot lower than 2 {dollars} currently, proper? So we’re doing effectively.

And we’ve a lot of it. I don’t know — we acquired greater than everyone — anyone ever thought potential, proper? It’s actually unbelievable what’s occurred.

The method of Joe Biden and the novel left is strictly the other. Their insurance policies will destroy jobs; trigger power costs to double and triple and quadruple, to skyrocket past perception; and the atmosphere will probably be badly harm. If you happen to go by that, badly, badly harm. It’ll be injured and completely injured. And really importantly, they’ll take away our power independence, and so they’ll do it shortly, and so they received’t even know what occurred to them. We’re coping with some good clients; they know precisely what to do. And so they don’t prefer it after we’re power impartial. They don’t prefer it in any respect.

So it’s been a extremely wonderful factor for Florida, from the environmental standpoint and, I’ve to let you know, from the power standpoint and from an important degree of price. You’re at a degree of prices now along with your electrical and with so many different issues triggered and created by power and gas, the likes of which you haven’t seen in 30 years.

As President, I’ll defend the environment. I’ll defend our staff and our cherished lifestyle. Final month, I signed the Nice American Open air Act, probably the most important funding in our nationwide parks in over a century — (applause) — since Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt.

You recognize, they got here to my workplace — loads of the senators that I simply launched, and Ron, and everyone — they got here to my workplace. They mentioned that “This may make us and make you the primary environmental President since Teddy Roosevelt.” I mentioned, “Huh, that sounds good.” As a result of I wasn’t going to do it. I figured, “You recognize, let’s not do it.” However once they mentioned that, that was like a problem. (Laughter.)

So I mentioned, “Effectively, why does it solely have to return to Teddy Roosevelt, which is over 100 years? Why can’t we are saying from George Washington, proper from the start?” They mentioned, “Effectively, we’re not fairly there but.” However one different invoice like this, we’ll will probably be there, Lindsey. You recognize that, proper? (Applause.)

Nevertheless it’s true: primary since Teddy Roosevelt. Who would have thought Trump is the good environmentalist? Do you hear that, Ed? Do you hear that? (Applause.) That’s good. And I’m. I’m. I imagine strongly in it.

By means of this laws, we’re offering practically $10 billion for long-delayed upkeep initiatives in our nationwide parks. And Florida has helped as a lot as anyone and possibly extra.

My administration has totally or partially cleaned up 61 EPA Superfund air pollution websites that have been rotting throughout our nation — excess of Obama and Biden — regardless of how far you return, greater than any administration.

Since my inauguration, we’ve recovered extra endangered or threatened species than another administration has completed in its first time period.

Earlier this 12 months, I introduced that the US would be a part of the One Trillion Timber Initiative. We have already got 1 billion bushes pledged to be planted, and it’s transferring very quickly.

We’ve opened land and expanded entry to over four million acres of public lands for looking and fishing, together with over 200,000 acres in Florida. My sons will probably be very comfortable to listen to that. (Applause.)

Because the final administration pursued its globalist agenda overseas — they have been in all places. They have been all over the place however right here, in our nation. They have been taking good care of different lands. You — nations that you simply by no means heard of, they have been taking good care of, and so they didn’t do a superb job there both. They uncared for the basics of public well being proper right here in the US, proper right here in our residence.

My administration is targeted on making certain crystal clear air and water. Below my administration, we’ve seen a big drop in air air pollution since 2017 — a really important drop, for the primary time in practically 30 years. (Applause.)

We’re strengthening requirements to forestall susceptible youngsters from being uncovered to steer and copper in consuming water, together with in our faculties. They have been uncovered to steer and copper in consuming water. We’ve finished some job with that; that was an essential one.

And we’ve invested over $38 billion in consuming water infrastructure to take care of our kids. I’m dedicated to making sure the US has the cleanest air and cleanest water on Earth.

The distinction between our imaginative and prescient and the novel left has by no means been extra clear. They discuss a giant sport and so they do nothing. That’s actually what it’s, too: They discuss and discuss. The atmosphere — they discuss and discuss, nothing occurs. It’s all discuss. (Applause.) It’s all phrases and no motion. You ever hear that?

To our political opponents, environmental coverage is simply an excuse to advance a socialist platform that may impose trillions and trillions of {dollars} in new taxes, and ship our jobs abroad, making it unimaginable to open up new corporations and to dwell much less expensively.

Your power prices can be 4, 5 — generally even beneath situations, 10 occasions dearer. And actually, you wouldn’t even have power.

To my administration, environmental safety is a sacred obligation, and so it’s our responsibility to combat for the goals and livelihoods of the residents we serve — and to the residents of Florida that I do know so effectively and that I like. That is my residence. That is my residence. (Applause.)

We’re quickly restoring the best financial system in historical past. We created the best financial system within the historical past of our nation. After which we needed to shut it up when the China plague got here in. We closed it up. We saved hundreds of thousands of lives. We banned highly-infected China from coming in. It was extremely contaminated. The individuals have been extremely contaminated — Wuhan province. We banned them. No one mentioned, “Do it.” Everyone mentioned I shouldn’t do it. Biden mentioned, “Don’t do it.” Three months later, he admitted I used to be proper.

However we banned individuals; we might have misplaced tons of of 1000’s extra. However we might have misplaced hundreds of thousands if we didn’t shut it up. And now we open it up, and we’re setting information at each single degree.

So we’re sustaining that pristine — (applause) — useful resource of lovely, clear atmosphere at each single neighborhood in Florida and everywhere in the nation. We’ll at all times defend the Everglades, and we’ll at all times safeguard the magnificent Florida shoreline. We’ll increase entry for fishermen and sportsmen, we’ll uphold your proper to hunt, and we’ll defend your proper to maintain and bear arms — your Second Modification. (Applause.)

And I can let you know this: If Joe Biden will get in, he’ll don’t have any — nothing to say about it. He’s not — let’s face it, Joe is shot. (Laughter.) If Joe Biden will get in, your Second Modification is gone. It’s gone — both obliterated to a degree of being gone or gone itself. Okay? It — you’ll not have a Second Modification.

And the stress placed on me within the final 4 years to make huge modifications to the Second Modification, which might have actually rendered it nugatory — Ron is aware of. Ron is aware of. The stress placed on me — only a few individuals would have been in a position to stand up to that stress. They might have made massive, massive cuts and massive modifications. Your Second Modification will stay highly effective, will stay robust, will stay with you. (Applause.)

We are going to re-shore our crucial provide chains, and we’ll deliver again jobs and factories from China and different international polluters.

In every thing we do, we’ll be guided by our love of this state, its individuals, and its priceless, pure treasures. It’s a fantastic state. From its breathtaking seashores to its shimmering bays; from its huge marshes — all these stunning marshes and marshlands; to its wild forests, there’s really no place on Earth like the good state of Florida. (Applause.)

And I — I can let you know, I’m so comfortable to have helped. As a result of once I was first elected, you had issues that have been in such dangerous form, and now they’re fastened or being fastened at a value of some huge cash. However they’re both fastened or being fastened, and shortly they’ll be in higher situation than they have been the day they have been constructed, which was many, many a long time in the past. We now have issues that have been constructed a very long time in the past that have been in a state of disrepair that you simply wouldn’t imagine.

So long as I’m President of the US, we’ll preserve this wondrous nationwide inheritance. From Key West to Key Biscayne, from Tampa to Tallahassee, from the Pensacola — stunning Pensacola. I like Pensacola. I believe it was 97 %; that’s one of many causes I like them. (Laughter.) They mentioned, “How’d you do in Pensal- — Pensacola?” I mentioned, “Was that — possibly 95, 97?” Proper up there, in order that helps. It’s wonderful how that may assist, isn’t it? Proper right here to Jupiter, which I do know very effectively. And we’ll protect this superb land for our kids, for our grandchildren, and for each era of American to come back.

And I’ll now signal this order. It’s an order that does a lot for the state of Florida. It’s an order that I’m so proud to signal. I’ve been speaking about this with Ron and with all the individuals I’ve talked about for a very long time. And I mentioned, “We need to get it finished.” And this protects your stunning gulf and your stunning ocean, and it’ll for a very long time to come back.

So congratulations to Florida and Georgia and South Carolina and, frankly, North Carolina. However I need to simply thank everyone for being right here, and this can be a true honor for me to signal this order. Thanks very a lot. Thanks. (Applause.)

(The order is signed.)

Thanks very a lot.
AUDIENCE: 4 extra years! 4 extra years! 4 extra years!

THE PRESIDENT: Thanks, everyone.

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