HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER TOM DELAY WAS INDICTED BY A TEXAS DISTRICT ATTORNEY YESTERDAY AND STEPPED DOWN TEMPORARILY FROM HIS POSITION. LAURA STRICKLER CAUGHT UP WITH FLORIDA LAWMAKERS FOR THEIR REACTION.

Each year the federal government spends $150 million to dump sand on beaches to stop beach erosion. And each year the President targets it for elimination. President Clinton and President Bush tried to zero out the program. Laura Strickler reports why this pot of money, despite the tight budget year, has become almost bulletproof. (AUDIO)