NEMWI and GLC Co-Host Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast

To kick off events on Great Lakes Day on Thursday, March 7th, the Northeast-Midwest Institute (NEMWI) and the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) co-hosted the Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast Reception. This annual event is a venue for high-level Great Lakes stakeholders to hear from Members of Congress about the policy landscape and other critical developments in Washington. Over 200 attendees participated in this year's Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast.

Speakers at the breakfast were Senate Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chairs Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH); House Great Lakes Co-Chairs Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Senate Great Lakes Task Force Members Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); and House Great Lakes Task Force Members Frank Mrvan (D-IN), Joe Morelle (D-NY), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Brad Schneider (D-IL), and Member of the Canadian Parliament Vance Badawey.