OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 25, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Environment

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Mr. Chair, today I rise to recognize and support the Environmental Protection Agency's work on acid rain.

My district is the proud home of the Adirondacks, which for decades were being destroyed by acid rain from the mid-west. Thanks to the work of the EPA to support efforts to halt this epidemic, we are recovering in spectacular fashion. Trout populations are returning to once dead lakes, waters and trees are getting healthier, and the park is a booming economic engine for our district.

I've visited a lab in Ray Brook where the water samples collected by the Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation are tested, and ask that you help me ensure that the grant funding for this important work is renewed. The EPA's programs and grants have been essential in restoring this ecological gem in my district.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues in Congress to support these important programs.

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