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.
Right now we re suffering from a crisis of low water. Levels have plunged 22 inches below 1998 levels in Lake St. Clair and 20 inches lower in Lake Huron. I have introduced legislation in Congress to place a moratorium on the bulk sale of fresh water from our Great Lakes. H.R. 2595 would prohibit the sale of Great Lakes water and calls on the International Joint Commission to release a report on water diversion. We need to make it clear our Great Lakes are not for sale.