Congress wants Great Lakes carp protection plan released

Republicans and Democrats on Congress on Wednesday introduced legislation that would push the Trump administration to stop delaying a key effort to stop the Asian carp invasion of the Great Lakes.
Scientists say that, without active measures, invasive Asian carp are sure to move for the Illinois River system into the Great Lakes, probably in the Chicago area into Lake Michigan.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2015 was tasked with studying additional protection measures at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Ill. The facility is a logical choke point location to install control measures to stop the fish from moving closer to the lake.
The draft report was ready to be released in February until the White House blocked the report’s release
The bipartisan Stop Asian Carp Now bill requires the administration to release the Brandon Road study to the public. There are seven co-sponsors in the Senate so far including Minnesota Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken. There are 31 sponsors in the House including Minnesota Democrats Rick Nolan and Tim Walz and Wisconsin Republican Sean Duffy.