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Brown Statement on Elimination of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Brown Expressed Concern over Potential Cuts Last Week in Letter to EPA Administrator

Thursday, March 16, 2017

WASHINTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today issued the following statement on the elimination of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in President Trump’s budget blueprint.

“Taking an ax to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will cost Ohio jobs and jeopardize public health by putting the well-being of Lake Erie at risk. As a kid, I remember seeing how polluted Lake Erie was, and we can’t put an end to our cleanup efforts when we’ve made such progress. My colleagues in the Ohio delegation and I will not stand for a budget that zeroes out this critical program”

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