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Gary Peters: “Icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes supports more than 90 million tons of cargo annually and, unfortunately…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2023
Icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes supports more than 90 million tons of cargo annually and, unfortunately, inadequate icebreaking poses a risk to our economic recovery.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters emphasizes the economic importance of icebreaking in the Great Lakes.

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