The initiative has had strong bipartisan support since it was introduced in 2010. It has yielded considerable results, such as a decrease in invasive species like zebra mussels and Asian carp as well as a reduction in toxic chemicals introduced to the water.

“I’m still going through the President’s budget, but one area of disappointment is the proposed 90 percent cut to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan said in a statement.

The president’s budget proposes reallocating the EPA budget cuts to fund the border wall and other areas of national defense.

The cuts were not approved the last two years Trump proposed them and are expected to fail again, especially with a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, chair of the Great Lakes Task Force, said he will continue to work in a bipartisan manner to protect the Great Lakes.

“While there are several improvements in the President’s budget proposal from last year, it fails to properly fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative,” he said in a press release. “This critical program has helped clean up legacy pollution, restore habitat and prevent the spread of invasive species.”

In her own statement, Slotkin echoed his sentiments.

"In Michigan, protecting our Great Lakes is a bipartisan issue — because it's about our economy and our way of life. I will be working with my Michigan colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stop these cuts,” Slotkin said.

Since, 2010, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has received approximately $2.56 billion in funding from the EPA, the largest cut of which goes to fighting toxic substances in the Great Lakes.