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Michigan U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says 14 senators
and 33 U.S. House members have signed a letter to President Barack
Obama seeking "urgent steps to protect the Great Lakes" from an
Asian carp invasion.


      The bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote Tuesday that discovery
of an Asian carp above an electrical barrier shows that efforts so
far have failed to guard the lakes from the invasive species.


      The letter also asks the administration to follow an
"aggressive strategy" for closing the artificial water link in
Chicago between the Mississippi River and Great lakes water
systems.


      Fellow Michigan Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dave
Camp, R-Mich., say they'll announce legislation Wednesday requiring
permanent closing of the water link.

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Michigan U.S. Sen. Carl Levin says 14 senators
and 33 U.S. House members have signed a letter to President Barack
Obama seeking "urgent steps to protect the Great Lakes" from an
Asian carp invasion.


47 in Congress ask Obama for fast Asian carp moves

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