Obama signs $12.3 billion water projects bill

By Jim Kuhnhenn

Published June 10, 2014 3:53pm ET

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Obama signs $12.3 billion water projects bill — President Barack Obama signs H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Washington. From left are, Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a rare instance of congressional compromise, President Barack Obama signed a $12.3 billion water projects bill Tuesday, financing improvements ranging from a harbor expansion in Boston to flood control in Iowa and North Dakota.

Obama praised the work of Democrats and Republicans and said he hoped it set a pattern for agreement for more spending on capital works projects across the country.

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