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House Dem Debbie Dingell places Trump's Lake Ontario name change in the crosshairs

Trump’s order renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America and directed federal agencies to adopt the new name.

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Rep. Debbie Dingell said she plans to introduce legislation to block President Donald Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America. Her proposed Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act would declare the order and actions taken under it to have no force or effect.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Mark Carney, Canadian prime minister who defended the name Lake Ontario; Ned Mamula, U.S. Geological Survey director whose message described the agency’s implementation of the new name

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Debbie Dingell Announces Legislation to Keep Lake Ontario’s Name

Rep. Debbie Dingell plans to introduce legislation to block President Donald Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America. Right-leaning outlets focus on Dingell’s effort to block Trump’s renaming order; one also notes Canadian opposition, while another details the bill’s proposed effect.

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