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May 7, 2012Alliance for Global Food Security Statement from THE HILL. (May 7, 2012) Improvements made to international food aid programs in the 2008 Farm Bill have borne fruit. Delivery times for U.S. commodities can be as short as two weeks,...
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March 30, 2012Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, this statement is respectfully submitted on behalf of the ad hoc coalition composed of the organizations listed below. The coalition supports sustained funding for our nation’s food aid programs, including the P.L. 480...
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March 20, 2012Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, this statement is respectfully submitted on behalf of the ad hoc coalition composed of the organizations listed below. The coalition supports sustained funding for our nation’s food aid programs, including the P.L. 480...
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October 3, 2011In advance of a hearing Mondayby the Maritime Administration, USA Maritime,a trade association for the U.S.-flag shipping industry, issued a statement calling for strong support of cargo preference laws reserving government subsidized and guaranteed cargo for U.S.-flag ships. Download...
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September 30, 2011USA Maritime strongly supports existing cargo preference laws and existing cargo preference regulations. Cargo preference is a necessary and cost-efficient way to sustain the privately owned U.S.-flag commercial fleet, which is a critical national defense asset. Without cargo preference,...
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May 8, 2011USA Maritime’s Letter to the Editor responding to the Washington Post piece, Five myths about foreign aid (May 8, 2011) John Norris cited a Cornell University study concluding that requiring 75 percent of U.S. international food aid to be...
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April 17, 2011Seattle Times Op-Ed on the need for foreign aid and the impact cuts will have to our nation. (April 17, 2011) In the federal budget debate, Rep. Paul Ryan proposes cutting back U.S. foreign aid significantly. Here, U.S. Reps....
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April 15, 2011USA Maritime’s final statement on the re-chartering of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (April 15, 2011) Download PDF
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March 10, 2011USA Maritime’s statement before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy on the re-chartering of the Export-Import Bank of the United States USA Maritime, a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations and maritime trade...
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