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Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: Adjustments will be made to the President's Austerity Plan to generate savings to finance the pension reform that aims for all workers' pensions to be the equivalent of their latest salary;; AMLO announced that the electoral reform to be presented on February 5 contemplates a reduction in state-funded campaign expenses, a cut in government financing to political parties, and the elimination of proportional representation candidacies; the government is developing 15 hydraulic projects aimed at increasing drinking water and irrigated land.

Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference: On February 5, AMLO will send 10 reform bills to Congress. Of particular importance is the bill that will enable voters to elect Supreme Court judges; the President denounced a campaign underway to discredit Megafarmacia, a new government project to ensure rapid distribution of pharmaceuticals to guarantee supply nationwide; federal crimes are down 34.2% since the administration took offfice, with fuel theft having plummeted 94.2%.

Highlights of this morning's press conference include: AMLO's labor reform to constitutonally codify increases in the minimum wage above inflation and workers retirement benefits based on their latest salary; there is no water shortage in Mexico City. City and State of Mexico authorities are working with the National Water Commission to resolve the situation; In response to articles in Reforma, AMLO pointed out that the Mexican economy is doing well, with a strong peso and low inflation.