Today is the last day for Great Lakes House Members to sign onto the Great Lakes Task Force letter urging the US House Appropriations Committee to fully fund the $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and yet, there are some Great Lakes Members who have not yet signed on.
It is outrageous to think that anyone representing a district or a State that borders the Great Lakes would fail to sign onto a letter that could influence Appropriators to create jobs and help the economy back home. That is why we are going to name names, right here and now, we are going to tell you who has signed this letter, and by omission, who has not.
Here goes:
IL: Mark Kirk
IN: No one.
MI: Rep. Vern Ehlers, Rep. John Dingell, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Bart Stupak, Rep. Schauer, Rep. Carl Levin, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Rep. Dale Kildee, Rep. Gary Peters, Rep. Jon Conyers and Rep. Thad McCotter.
MN: No one.
NY: Rep. Louise Slaughter, Rep. Chris Lee
OH: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
PA: No one.
WI: Rep. Gwen Moore, Rep. Steve Kagen, Rep. Tom Petri
If you don’t see your Reps name here, then s/he hasn’t signed on and we are hitting the deadline. It is incredibly important that the Great Lakes lawmakers come together enforce to show the Appropriations Committee that this funding is needed and expected. You can reach your Member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. Congressional staff should contact Joy Mulinex at (202) 224-1211 to sign the letter. We will report the final list of names including those who chose not to sign the Great Lakes Task Force letter.
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