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April 11, 2017A large coalition of maritime and agricultural organizations has expressed “support for continuing at least current levels of funding for the Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programs in FY’18.”The more than 70...
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April 9, 2017A bipartisan group of 76 Members of the House of Representatives have urged their colleagues to approve full funding for the Maritime Security Program in Fiscal Year 2018. The effort, led by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the...
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April 7, 2017The Maritime Administration (MARAD) implements programs that promote the economic competitiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the U.S. maritime transportation system and ensures sealift capability and capacity is available to support the national and economic security needs of the Nation. ...
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March 19, 2017A bipartisan group of 30 United States Senators has called on the Trump Administration to fully support the PL 480 program, calling the Program “a critical foreign policy tool.” The text of the letter from the Senators to the...
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March 5, 2017U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said today she understands the need to dredge the Port of Beaumont and other ports during a visit to the port. She took part in a naming ceremony for the Liberty Passion, the third...
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March 5, 2017Op-Ed in Honor of the Maritime Industry Congressional Sail-In By Congressman John Garamendi Ranking Member, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee February 28, 2017 The United States is the world’s commercial superpower. We are the largest importer and second...
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February 3, 2017CVIDA is urgently needed to prevent disruption of maritime commerce and the maritime workforce, which serve such key U.S. industries as energy, agriculture, and manufacturing by transporting raw materials, commodities, and finished consumer products. S.168, introduced by Sens. Roger...
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February 3, 2017Since 2009, privately-owned US-flag commercial vessels and their civilian US citizen crews have transported more than 90% of the sustainment cargo needed to support US military operations and rebuilding programs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A 2006 report prepared for the National Defense...
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February 3, 2017To support the full $299.997 million Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations and the full $300 million Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) as authorized by Congress in P.L. 114-113. In authorizing these amounts and thereby reaffirming strong support...
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February 3, 2017The United States has been a leader in alleviating hunger around the world for more than 60 years. Through a variety of programs under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Americans have been helping...
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