Gary Peters actually said...

"The citizens of Michigan depend on a healthy, secure Great Lakes system for clean drinking water, sustainable fisheries, recreation and tourism."

"The Coast Guard is absolutely essential to making the Great Lakes accessible, clean and safe for commercial and recreational users alike."

"Given the myriad tasks we ask of the Coast Guard, I believe now is the time to increase the Coast Guard's budget, not cut it."

"We are in the process right now of a transformation of the auto industry in ways as every bit as big as when the first car came off of the assembly line with Henry Ford."