Democrats looking for an advantage in Michigan’s critical Senate race are trying to revive the bitter battle over oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes. Republicans say their argument is hogwash.
Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin is claiming her Republican opponent, former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers, has a history of supporting drilling in the Great Lakes Basin.
Slotkin’s campaign and Democratic-aligned groups point to a series of votes throughout his decadeslong political career against bans on Great Lakes drilling.
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“In Michigan, the Great Lakes are our heritage and protecting them is essential,” Slotkin’s spokesperson, Antoine Givens, told POLITICO’s E&E News.
