Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
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Brown Joins Great Lakes Senators In Pushing For Full Funding Of The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative In 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined six Great Lakes state senators to urge acting Office of Management and Budget Director Jeffrey Zients to designate robust funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the president’s 2014 budget request. “For years, the Great ...…Read More
Posted on 12/11/2012 | -
Following Last Year’s Blue-Green Algae Bloom In The Western Lake Erie Basin, Sen. Brown, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce New Resources To Improve Water Quality, Protect Fishing And Boating Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in Dundee, Michigan today to announce $2 million in new federal resources to help protect Lake Erie. The funds will be used to help farmers in designated parts of...…Read More
Posted on 3/16/2012 | -
Following President's Executive Order Aimed at Boosting Tourism, Sen. Brown, Rep. Marcy Kaptur Urge Administration to Focuse on the Great Lakes
Executive Order Focuses on Attracting International Tourism; Brown, Kaptur Say Attention Should be Given to Great Lakes as Tourist Destination for Domestic Travel as Well WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) this week sent a letter urging President Barack Obama...…Read More
Posted on 2/16/2012 |