WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Gary Peters issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured funding for high-impact, local public projects and Michigan priorities in the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that passed the Senate. The bipartisan legislation includes funding for protecting the Great Lakes, continued construction of the Soo Locks, strengthening our power grid, and flood prevention. The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

"This bipartisan legislation delivers crucial investments that will support Michigan's economy and help protect our Great Lakes and precious freshwater assets," ...