[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 206 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             WATER IS LIFE

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, we know that oil and water don't mix. Right 
now, there is a dirty pipeline called Line 5 running through the most 
critical part of the Great Lakes. It is operated by a company called 
Enbridge, which has a disturbing history of faulty infrastructure and 
environmental destruction.
  A Line 5 spill would be devastating for the Great Lakes region and 
the entire country. The Great Lakes hold 21 percent of the world's 
fresh surface water and are home to precious ecosystems and wildlife. 
Tens of millions of people rely on them for water, jobs, and 
recreation.
  We cannot allow the water we rely on to live, the water that helps 
make Michigan such a special place for so many, to be sacrificed for 
corporate greed.
  The good news is that President Biden could end this threat today by 
revoking Line 5's Presidential permit and committing to the truth that 
water is life.
  Mr. Speaker, I call upon the Biden administration to stand with the 
people of the Great Lakes and shut down Line 5 once and for all.

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