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June 26, 2014A group of 41 House Republicans has called on the Leadership in the House of Representatives “to expedite consideration of the United States Export Import Bank to ensure job creators . . . have the certainty they need to compete...
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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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June 13, 2014The U.S. flag fleet is critical to our military in delivering cargo overseas to our military to ensure proper readiness and sustainment. The Department of Defense (DOD) for well over a decade has relied on MSP-enrolled vessels for sealift...
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June 13, 2014Protecting the Maritime Industry from Drastic Budget Cuts You know best that our waterways are the gateway to commerce, trade and recreation, and that our Louisiana maritime industry supports more than 54,000 jobs and pumps more than $11.3 billion...
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May 28, 2014In remarks presented as part of the National Maritime Day observance on May 22nd, General Paul Selva, Commander, United States Transportation Command, spoke eloquently about the role of the American merchant marine and American merchant mariners in defending our...
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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 8, 2014Vibrant Maritime Economy Means Alabama Jobs U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Alabama) has posted the following column. Access it on his website by clicking HERE “Whoever rules the waves rules the world.” Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American naval strategist...
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