Congressman Bob Gibbs

Protecting the ecology and economy of Lake Erie and Northern Ohio got a much-needed boost after the House passed legislation to officially authorize a program that brings together stakeholders to protect the Great Lakes system.

Regulations and the compliance required are not simply the expected costs of doing business. They are passed on to people who struggle to pay their electric bill, to family farms burdened by the EPA’s war on water, and to small businesses trying to provide retirement savings help for employees.

Rep. Gibbs and Joyce sent a letter to Asst. Sec. of the Army for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, a letter on the maintenance of the Cleveland Port.