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Ag and EPA funding off the chopping block
May 1, 2017, 17:18 PM
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Lawmakers are expected to approve the 2017 budget this week that would reject most of President Trump’s proposed cuts to EPA and USDA funding.
The spending bill maintains almost all current funding for the EPA, including $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative this fiscal year. Trump had proposed a 31 percent cut to the agency and a total elimination of the GLRI.
Michigan Senator and co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force Debbie Stabenow says she’s pleased to see funding for the Great Lakes restored for this fiscal year and will continue to work to stop efforts to completely eliminate funding next year.
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