This is more than a natural resource. This is the stuff of life itself. They are our Grand Canyon. They are our Great Barrier Reef. The Great Lakes have a profound effect on who we are as a people and how we live our lives.
Clean water is essential to our way of life.
Under the proposal, Great Lakes communities will be eligible for matching grants to help restore and protect waterways. It will help restore the beauty and livability of our nation's Great Lakes. I am determined to fight for this initiative. Events at Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River have taught us how fragile waters are. Clean water requires constant vigilance.