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April 2nd 2013

Updated Sign Ons: Great Lakes Supporters in Congress Push for Funding in 2014 Budget

Update: Thanks to Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), and Steve Israel, (D-NY) for recently signing on! U.S. Representatives John Dingell (D-MI), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI) and David Joyce (R-OH) are leading an … Continue reading →

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March 26th 2013

Great Lakes Supporters in Congress Push for Funding in 2014 Budget

U.S. Representatives John Dingell (D-MI), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Sander Levin (D-MI) and David Joyce (R-OH) are leading an effort to maintain funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $300 million in the fiscal year 2014 budget. … Continue reading →

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March 9th 2012

Reps. Schakowsky, Davis Add Names to GLRI Letter

U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Danny Davis, D-Ill., have signed on to a Congressional letter that urges House appropriators to provide $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. There … Continue reading →

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March 7th 2012

Reps. Dingell, Slaughter, Levin and LaTourette urge $300 million for GLRI in 2013

A bipartisan group of Great Lakes advocates in Congress is taking steps to maintain funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in fiscal 2013. Four members of Congress who serve on the Great Lakes Task Force — Rep. John Dingell, … Continue reading →

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January 31st 2012

New Study: We Can Stop Asian Carp, Protect Great Lakes—and not Break the Bank

This just in: We have a solution to stop Asian carp for a price that will not break the bank. A new study, released today by the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, lays out solutions … Continue reading →

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