tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post4582993555810996876..comments2024-01-11T05:51:18.600-05:00Comments on Great Lakes Environment: Controversial Provision On Ballast Water Removed From Funding Bill JPMcJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112613043915135162noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post-2854230908514530162013-01-08T09:12:21.575-05:002013-01-08T09:12:21.575-05:00It is to bad Louise Slaughter did not fight as har...It is to bad Louise Slaughter did not fight as hard in 2008 for ballast water legislation h.r.2830 (that she voted for),which was stronger than h.r.2838 and passed in the house 395-7. Legislation which Senator Boxer who is from Louise Slaughters party also killed over states rights. Instead New York created their own strong plan, and then unfortunately Louise Slaughter called for the current Coast Guard plan following foreign guidelines created by foreign countries belonging to the IMO, to be instituted and New York scraped their strong plan. Now she is being billed as a proponent for the rights of states to provide stronger protections that the state can not enforce without Coast Guard help? Politicians!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com