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Wisc. Radio Network Interview re Great Lakes Funding
The Wisconsin Radio Network is running a story today featuring yours truly about the importance of Congress – especially appropriators – in following the President’s lead on investing in Great Lakes restoration and economic recovery.
Listen to the Wisconsin Radio Network story
He Let Us Down, Again
President George W. Bush had an opportunity to do something right and good with this year’s budget and what did he do with it? Squandered it of course. What money there is for the Great Lakes is buried in a laborious $3 trillion budget document. Somehow the economic potential restoration presents and the future national security concerns integral to one-fifth of the world’s fresh water supply have escaped the President. Imagine that. He must not be an avid HOW reader.
“The budget short changes the Great Lakes,” said Jeff Skelding, director of the Healing our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, it “fails the Read More » »
Priorities: Something to Think About, President Bush
It really wasn’t surprising that President George Bush did not mention restoring the Great Lakes during his last State of the Union. It would have been truly shocking had he. But I held out hope. I mean George Bush is the guy who starting this collaboration among city, state, tribal, congressional and environmental gurus to protect the Great Lakes.
It is likely the President didn’t expect us to come back to him with such a pricey package of legislation – even for jaded Washington appropriators – $20 billion is a big deal. And Bush has witnessed smaller pieces of our Read More » »
