[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11493]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               ASIAN CARP

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be part of a broad, 
bipartisan coalition that is working to implement a strategy for the 
restoration, protection, and sustainable use of the Great Lakes.
  In addition to supporting a comprehensive bill that would help stop 
sewage contamination, prevent invasive species introductions, and 
restore wetlands in the Great Lakes, I am also supporting H.R. 553, the 
Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier Act.
  Asian carp consume large amounts of food and compete with native fish 
for habitat throughout the Great Lakes region. Our Great Lakes would 
suffer irreparable harm if the Asian carp enters Lake Michigan.
  With other aquatic invasive species already wreaking havoc on our 
waters, the threat posed by Asian carp is not one Michiganders can 
afford to overlook.
  We must act now and construct barriers to protect native fish and 
wildlife from these large, nonnative predatory fish. It is time for 
Congress to invest in restoring the Great Lakes, and I urge my 
colleagues to support this bill vital to maintaining these aquatic 
treasures essential to both Michigan and the entire Nation.

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