By: Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit News
Washington — Eight Michigan lawmakers have signed a bipartisan letter urging President Barack Obama to extend funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative into 2017.
Forty-six lawmakers from the House – 32 Democrats and 14 Republicans – signed the request to continue funding at the program at $300 million – the same level as recent years. The letter was organized by Reps. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak; David Joyce, R-Ohio; and Louise Slaughter, D-New York.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/30/mich-lawmakers-urge-obama-extend-great-lakes-aid/73117826/