Representatives to U.S. House Appropriators Regarding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

To: The Honorable Harold Rogers
Chairperson
House Committee on Appropriations
H-307, United States Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Norm Dicks
Ranking Member
House Committee on Appropriations
1016 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Michael K. Simpson
Chairperson
Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
B-308, Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable James Moran
Ranking Member
Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
1016 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

From: The Honorable Louise Slaughter
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Sander Levin
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable John Dingell
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20510

And the undersigned members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Dear Chairpersons Rogers and Simpson and Ranking Members Dicks and Moran:

As Members of Congress who support investment in the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes region, we respectfully request that you include sustained funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as you finalize the Fiscal Year 2012 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill…