On the recordApril 28, 2004
On an issue which is vitally important to my home State of Michigan as well as every State in the Great Lakes Basin, Senator John Kerry has been less than clear. The issue is the potential for diversion of the Great Lakes. Recently the Democratic presidential nominee was asked by the Detroit Free Press where he stood on this issue and he responded: "It is a delicate balancing act that needs to focus on national priorities." What does that mean? The next day his supporters said he really did not mean what he said. For the State of Michigan, the Great Lakes State, as well as States like New York and Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, those of us who recognize what a magnificent natural resource the Great Lakes are and what they mean to us, we need to look very closely at what Senator Kerry has in mind for us, even if this is another issue that he wants to flip-flop on. We cannot take the risk.
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