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Article: $3.642 MILLION FOR CRITICAL SAGINAW RIVER DREDGING PASSES HOUSE
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 25, 2006
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Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich. (5th CD), issued the following press release: Rep. Dale E. Kildee (D-Flint), working with Reps. Dave Camp (R-Midland) and Bart Stupak (D-Menominee), announced today that $3,642,000 has been secured for critical dredging in the Saginaw River between Bay City and the City of Saginaw. Kildee's full funding request was included in the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2007 which passed the House of Representatives late yesterday.
"This funding is vital to the economic stability and prosperity of the region because it will help preserve the integrity of our shipping routes," said Kildee. "The Saginaw River is an essential transportation link ...