WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, and Rep. Peter Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following joint news release: * * * The co-leads teamed up to ensure Congress will fortify protections before the end-of-year deadline. * * * Representatives Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Peter Stauber (MN-8) have joined forces to write a bipartisan letter calling on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure to hold a markup on H.R. 7257, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiativ  more