Friends,

For Michiganders, the Great Lakes are part of our DNA. Our clean drinking water, our ecosystem and our jobs depend on protecting the lakes.

That’s why this is so troubling: The president has tried not once, not twice, but three times to cut or eliminate funding used to preserve our Great Lakes. But in the Senate, I’ve fought time after time to protect funding for our Great Lakes, including a $9 million funding increase just this year.

And as you may know, I’m up for reelection next year. My opponent has said he supports Trump’s agenda “2,000%,” and it looks like he’s a man of his word, even at the expense of Michiganders. Meanwhile, recent polls show I’m tied with my hard-right opponent, and the GOP is helping to funnel millions into Michigan to defeat me.

Mitch McConnell and my Trump-backed opponent may support the president auctioning off our natural resources to the highest corporate bidder, but I sure as heck do not. With all eyes on our Senate race in Michigan, I need grassroots Democrats like you to join me. I’m hoping for another 812 responses by midnight, and it looks like I’m missing yours. Tell me:

Do you trust Donald Trump to protect our environment? 

Thanks for speaking out. 

Gary