From all we’ve heard at headquarters, Great Lakes advocates made a big impact on Washington last week. For the fourth year, the Great Lakes Commission joined the Healing Our Waters Coalition, the Council of Great Lakes Governors, the NE Midwest Institute and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative to tell Congress and the Administration that the Great Lakes need to be a major priority this year.
Gildo Tori, director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited said that everyone was in agreement about what the priorities were and how the government should address them. Tori says that several Congressmen remarked that they were impressed that everyone was telling them the same things.
“The day went great,” enthused Andy Buchsbaum, HOW co-chair.
Great Lakes Day 2009 came on the heels of the Great Lakes Region Coalition’s trip to Washington. The coalition represents chambers of commerce from the Great Lakes region and they came to Washington to also urge Congress to restore the Great Lakes in order to help make our region and economic superpower.
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- Another Great Lakes Legacy Act Success Story!
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