WASHINGTON -- Legislation introduced Wednesday in Congress to rid the Great Lakes of zebra mussels and raw sewage represents a symbolic victory in a long battle, but backers will have a tough time prying $23 billion from a tight-fisted Congress.
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Washington -- Lawmakers from both parties Wednesday introduced bills to provide more than $23 billion to restore the Great Lakes and their tributaries, prompting cheers from environmentalists.
The plaudits from the National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation and Sierra Club, however, belie a certain reality: It could be tough to convince the 535-member Congress, with clashing regional and budget priorities, that the Great Lakes deserve this big infusion of cleanup cash.
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A $23.5 billion bill was introduced in Congress on Wednesday to restore the ailing Great Lakes, but several budget experts doubted its near-term success given the costly Iraq war and other big-ticket demands on the cash-strapped federal government.
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Great Lakes-area lawmakers introduced legislation in Washington on Wednesday to restore the region's environment despite warnings that there's little money to pay for the effort.
The bills address many of the issues in the Great Lakes restoration plan, unveiled last summer in Duluth by top Bush administration officials and heralded as the beginning of an era of renewal for the lakes.
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