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October 8, 2015USA Maritime Coalition has responded to the recent Government Accountability Office Report No. 15-666 “International Food Assistance: Cargo Preference Increases Food Aid Shipping Costs and Benefits Are Unclear”, arguing that the report “paints a distorted picture because it only...
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October 28, 2014USA Maritime members are the internationally trading United States flag carriers, labor unions, and associations that compose today’s deep water U.S. Merchant Marine. We were disappointed to see the one-sided and factually inaccurate presentation of the Food for Peace...
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June 19, 2014The Navy League of the United States has joined with the USA Maritime Coalition and others in urging the Senate to reject S. 2421, legislation to repeal the PL 480 Food for Peace Program. The bill, introduced by Senators Bob...
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June 19, 2014Transportation Institute Director of Operations, Rich Berkowitz, has responded to an editorial in the Seattle Times attacking food aid and U.S.-flag shipping requirements. The response from Mr. Berkowitz follows: As an admirer of travel author Rick Steves and...
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June 17, 2014The USA Maritime Coalition has come out in strong opposition to legislation (S. 2421) introduced by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) that would repeal the PL 480 Food-for-Peace Program. In its place, the legislation would create a...
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May 12, 2014USA Maritime members are the internationally trading United States flag carriers, labor unions, and associations that compose today’s deep water U.S. Merchant Marine. We were disappointed to see the one-sided “Provision Could Limit U.S. Food Aid” in the September...
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May 8, 2014I write today to affirm my strong support for the continuation of the “Food for Peace” program created by Public Law 480 in its current form, and ask that you fund the program at $2.3 billion, in Fiscal Year...
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April 2, 2014The House of Representatives on April 1 adopted legislation that would restore and strengthen U.S.-flag cargo preference shipping requirements. The provisions, sponsored by Congressmen Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and John Garamendi (D-CA), are included in HR 4005, the Coast Guard and Maritime...
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March 22, 2014USA Maritime to Members of Congress: we oppose the latest attempt by the Administration to divert food aid funds to cash aid under the PL 480 Food for Peace program.DC-_752926-v1-USA_Maritime_Letter_re_PL_480_Budget_-_Stabenow
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February 8, 2014Last April, the future of America’s premier international food aid program, Food for Peace (PL 480 Title II), was thrown into doubt when the Obama Administration proposed transferring 85 percent of its budget to disaster relief accounts for buying...
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