by Chad Selweski, Macomb Daily
Largely lost in the flurry of 11th-hour activity on Capitol Hill before Congress adjourned last week was a major defeat for the Great Lakes due to Senate inaction.
Ongoing federal efforts to restore the Great Lakes’ water quality and natural habitat led to approval by the House of a series of $300 million annual allocations for the lakes.
But senators eager to end the lame duck session left town – and ended the 113th Congress – without addressing the issue.
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