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On the recordNovember 20, 2013
The Great Lakes themselves actually provide about 28 percent of our GDP.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar underscores the economic importance of the Great Lakes to the U.S. economy.

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