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SEATTLE, WASH. (AP) – Three dozen members of Congress are calling on President Donald Trump not to eliminate money for Puget Sound and other bodies of water.
U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer, Denny Heck and Dave Reichert are among those who signed a bipartisan letter to the president.
They are all part of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus.
The lawmakers say the bodies of water are crucial economic drivers that support millions of jobs and billions of dollars in economic impact across the country.
They’re urging the president to reconsider.
Trump’s budget blueprint released last month eliminates the Environmental Protection Agency’s programs to clean up Puget Sound and other bodies of water.
Puget Sound received about $28 million from federal agencies last year.
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