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Gary Peters: “Aging dams, increasingly frequent storms and more severe…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Peters Presses on Trump Admin. Freezing Funds for Dam Safety Amid Flooding in Michigan

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

And I can tell you my state desperately needs these investments. This is old, aging infrastructure that needs to be improved to prevent the kinds of things we're seeing in Northern Michigan now. You know, Aging dams, increasingly frequent storms and more severe storms are basically all converging to create a real public safety challenge. So time, we have no time to waste. And I would just ask that you release all awarded program funding as soon as possible. (01:32–01:39)

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Asserts that aging dams and more frequent and severe storms are creating a public safety challenge.

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