Senators ask that appropriators consider the Great Lakes navigation system as they draft the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for FY15.

The Great Lakes delegation asks Senators to add language to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 to fight invasive species.

Please accept these comments submitted on behalf of the Coalition and other organizations regarding the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study.

As Members of the House, we request that you provide $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2015.

The coalition asks the USDA to designate the Great Lakes as a critical conservation area under the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

The Great Lakes provide drinking water for 30 million people, but they remain threatened by toxic pollution, invasive species, polluted runoff, and habitat destruction. The report chronicles Great Lakes restoration success stories throughout the region.

The coalition asks the U.S. EPA to assure the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal provides funding for Great Lakes restoration priorities.

On behalf of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, we urge you to pass a new Farm Bill this year to help restore the Great Lakes.