[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 153 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1254]
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     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018

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                               speech of

                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 2017

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3354) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
     environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2018, and for other purposes:

  Ms. STEFANIK. 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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