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W E E K L Y  U P D A T E    March 22,  2017
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Twelve Representatives Speak at Great Lakes Day Breakfast Reception

Twelve congressional leaders addressed an attendance of over a hundred Great Lakes stakeholders during a breakfast reception on March 16th in honor of Great Lakes Day. The breakfast reception, co-hosted by the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Great Lakes Commission, was an opportunity for House and Senate members to welcome stakeholders from across the Great Lakes Basin as they arrived on Capitol Hill to meet with their senators and representatives.

Speakers' remarks focused on the special importance of this year's Great Lakes Day in light of President Trump's just-released budget blueprint, which requested no funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in Fiscal Year 2018. With the news of this severe cut hanging over the reception, speakers emphasized the importance of bringing together lawmakers and stakeholders to collaborate on messaging during this year's appropriations process.

Among the speakers were Co-Chairs of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, Congressmen David Joyce (OH) and Rick Nolan (MN), as well as Congressman Bill Huizinga (MI), Co-Chair of the House Great Lakes Task Force. Other speakers included Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI), Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI), Rep. Bob Gibbs (MI), Rep. Brian Higgins (NY), Rep. Dan Kildee (MI), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI), Rep Sander Levin (MI), Rep. Brad Schneider (IL), and Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN).


Reps. Quigley and Upton Introduce the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017

Last week, Congressman Mike Quigley (IL) and Congressman Fred Upton (MI) reintroduced the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 1580).  The Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization (GLFRA) Act authorizes the US Geological Survey (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) to ensure critical scientific support for the commercial Great Lakes fishery industry.  Rep. Quigley had originally introduced the GLFRA Act last Congress.  Both Reps. Quigley and Upton serve as members of the bipartisan Congressional Great Lakes Task Force.  Additional cosponsors on the legislation include Representatives Louise Slaughter (NY), Marcy Kaptur (OH), David Joyce (OH), Bill Huizenga (MI), Dan Kildee (MI), Jim Langevin (RI), Debbie Dingell (MI), Sandy Levin (MI), and Brian Higgins (NY).  For more information about the GLFRA Act, please click here.  
 
For more information, contact  Matthew McKenna ,
Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program  at the Northeast-Midwest Institute .


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