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On the recordMay 23, 2017
Does that mean you will not be able to complete work, and you probably cannot answer this, to complete the cleanup of the area of concern at Lorraine, Ohio on the Black River, because I am quite concerned if the Administration is going to zero out GLRI and then take $50 million away from this year's budget, that really could stop work on the adjoining river that flows into the Great Lakes that was terribly damaged.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Kaptur questions the impact of budget cuts on Great Lakes restoration efforts.

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