WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Gary Peters issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6), and Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-3), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8), Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12), reiterated the importance of opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge as scheduled this year in a letter to President Donald Trump. The letter comes after President Trump threatened to stop the opening of the new United States-Canadian border crossing between Detroit and Windsor. The Michigan delegation members outlined how the new bridge will be a significant economic driver for Michigan and the entire country....