WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing (https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/4/hearing-examining-restoration-efforts-in-the-great-lakes-region) to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes region.
In her opening remarks, Chairman Capito addressed the history and significance of restoration efforts across the Great Lakes region, including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). She also discussed S. 528, the GLRI Act of 2025, a bill introduced by Senator John Husted and Senator Gary Peters that would reauthorize the GLRI before its expir...