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Rep. Rahm Emanuel: “The freshwater that surrounds Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio is a great…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2007
The freshwater that surrounds Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio is a great national treasure. It provides, as I said, 37 million Americans with their daily drinking water.
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Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of the Great Lakes and the impact of pollution on freshwater resources.

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