Joseph Morelle actually said...

"Ensuring the Great Lakes are prioritized and protected is utmost importance."

"Adjusting our thinking and creating a strategy that gives us the ability to withstand, recover, and adapt to these weather-related events is paramount in my mind."

"ensuring there is a plan to both prevent and respond to flooding is of vital interest to the residents along the lakeshore."

"Ensuring those harbors are dredged and maintained for both public and commercial use is of critical importance."