Michigan Fact Sheet -- the Clean Water
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Michigan is represented by Michigan long-term champions for our water and health like Senators Overall: 57% Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters Michigan Democrats: 99% and Representative Dan Kildee as well as newer leaders like Representatives Michigan Republicans: 15% Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin, Elissa Slotkin, GOOD BAD and Haley Stevens. In both the Senate and SENATOR VOTES VOTES SCORE the House these members of Congress Debbie Stabenow D 5 0 100% put people first, have worked to hold the Trump Gary Peters D 5 0 100% administration accountable, and worked to address issues like reducing lead contamination in our water GOOD BAD REPRESENTATIVE VOTES VOTES SCORE and ensuring that people have access to basic needs Jack Bergman R 1 2 15 12% like water and power during this pandemic. Bill Huizenga R 2 2 14 13% • Representative Debbie Dingell and Justin Amash R, I 3 1 16 6% Representative Rashida Tlaib, along John Moolenaar R 4 2 15 12% with champions like Senators Kamala Dan Kildee D 5 17 0 100% Harris (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren Fred Upton R 6 7 10 41% Tim Walberg R 7 3 14 18% (D-MA) introduced legislation* to Elissa Slotkin D 8 17 0 100% protect consumers from water and Rep. Dingell Andy Levin D 9 17 0 100% other utility shutoffs during the COVID- Paul Mitchell R 10 1 16 6% 19 pandemic. Haley Stevens D 11 17 0 100% • Representatives Tlaib, Slotkin, and Debbie Dingell D 12 17 0 100% Kildee, along with Representatives Rashida Tlaib D 13 16 1 94% Cicilline (D-RI) and Moore (D-WI), Brenda Lawrence D 14 15 0 100% introduced an amendment to establish Rep. Tlaib a comprehensive lead service line replacement program and allocates $4.5 billion annually for five years. • Representative Dingell introduced the PFAS Action Act to require Rep. Slotkin the US Environmental Protection Agency to designate PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Rep. Kildee • Representative Dan Kildee and Representative Brenda Lawrence introduced the Water Justice Act* which would invest $250 million to upgrade our water infrastructure. The bill will ensure that the nation’s Rep. Lawrence water supply is safe, affordable and sustainable. It would also provide assistance for families struggling with their water bills. *This legislation is not scored because neither the Senate nor the House has voted on it yet. www.cleanwater.org/MI.