Kim Reynolds: “along with the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Rogers), I am offering an amendment that was passed overwhelmingly by this…”

“along with the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Rogers), I am offering an amendment that was passed overwhelmingly by this body 2 years ago. The 94,000 square miles of the Great Lakes system constitutes some of this Nation's most precious resources. Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario are the largest system of fresh water on the face of the Earth, and comprise one-fifth of the world's entire drinking supply. For the 30 million people residing in the region and the millions more who visit its shores each and every year, the Great Lakes are also a recreational playground, an enormous fishery and wildlife breeding ground, a vital transportation link, and an important resource for agriculture and business, making untold contributions to our Nation's economy and our way of life. Most of all, the Great Lakes are binational treasures and a vital natural resource. To protect the natural resources of the five Great Lakes, and with them, 20 percent of the world's drinking water, most in the region agree that oil and gas drilling should not be allowed within the Great Lakes.”