On the recordJune 18, 2019
I am proud to support this bill, and I thank Chairwoman Kaptur for her leadership. I am especially pleased to see this bill's increased investment in the important work of the Army Corps of Engineers to advance key water infrastructure construction priorities. My amendment prioritizes $30 million of that funding for critically needed projects that improve the quality of freshwater bodies like Lake St. Clair in my district. To make urgent water quality improvements to Lake St. Clair, to the Great Lakes, and to freshwater bodies across our country, we must prioritize Federal funding for improving Macomb County's Chapaton Retention Basin and other such sewer overflow systems that help us protect the water sources our communities rely on every day. I would like to point out that I am working on this with the now director of public works in Macomb County, former Member of this body, Candice Miller.
