[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H2412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                  KERRY COMMENTS ON GREAT LAKES BASIN

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, on issues important to our 
States it is reasonable to have an expectation that a leader will speak 
on the issues with clarity, so that people will know where that leader 
actually stands. On an issue which is vitally important to my home 
State of Michigan as well as every State in the Great Lakes Basin, 
Senator John Kerry has been less than clear. The issue is the potential 
for diversion of the Great Lakes.
  Recently the Democratic presidential nominee was asked by the Detroit 
Free Press where he stood on this issue and he responded: ``It is a 
delicate balancing act that needs to focus on national priorities.'' 
What does that mean? The next day his supporters said he really did not 
mean what he said. For the State of Michigan, the Great Lakes State, as 
well as States like New York and Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, 
Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, those of us who recognize what a 
magnificent natural resource the Great Lakes are and what they mean to 
us, we need to look very closely at what Senator Kerry has in mind for 
us, even if this is another issue that he wants to flip-flop on. We 
cannot take the risk.

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