WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined 23 of his Great Lakes colleagues from the House and Senate to introduce the bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024. It would continue the mission to keep the Great Lakes healthy for businesses and families by cleaning up and preventing pollution, and protecting coastline.  The legislation will help ensure clean drinking water for Ohioans by protectin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Dave Joyce (OH-14) today applauded the House passage of their bipartisan Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act. The legislation would reauthorize critical U.S. Fish and Wildlife conservation programs - specifically, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Great Lakes Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Extend Great Lakes Protections Bipartisan Bill Extends the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Increases Funding Levels WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, members of the Great Lakes Task Force - led by Senators Debbie Stabenow and J.D. Vance in the Senate and Representatives David Joyce, Marcy Kaptur, Bill Huizenga, and Debbie Dingell in the House - introduced th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Yesterday, Rep. Jack Bergman and other members of the Great Lakes Task Force introduced the bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024, which extends this critical program for another five years through 2031, and increases annual funding levels from $475 million in 2026 to $500 million from 2027 through 2031. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is the most significan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce's (OH-14) bill, H.R. 5009, the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization (WILD) Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and territories, and the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, which su  more