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March 11, 2015The Chairman and Ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Armed Services have urged their colleagues to support full funding in FY’16 for the Maritime Security Program. Demonstrating the broad bipartisan support for MSP, Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX)...
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February 4, 2015Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Democratic Congresswoman Janice Hahn (CA) and Republican Congressman John Duncan (TN) would provide long-overdue recognition for American merchant mariners who served our nation during World War II. Their legislation, the Honoring...
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February 4, 2015The Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal calls on Congress to appropriate $186 million for the Maritime Security Program, the amount authorized by the Congress to fully fund this Program. The $186 million will ensure the continued operation of...
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February 4, 2015Republican Congressman Stephen Fincher (TN) and 57 of his Republican colleagues have introduced the Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act (HR 597), legislation to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The mission of...
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February 4, 2015In recognition of his vigorous advocacy for the U.S. maritime industry, the Propeller Club of the United States has selected Congressman John Garamendi as this year’s recipient of its prestigious Salute to Congress award. The Propeller Club of the...
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December 16, 2014Calls Industry Vital to “National Security and Economic Vitality” The United States Congress last week enacted the strongest statement of support for the Jones Act and the American domestic maritime industry since the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. The...
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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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October 8, 2014American mariners working aboard a Government-owned merchant vessel returned to Portsmouth, VA recently to a hero’s welcome after doing their part to eradicate Syria’s declared stockpile of chemical weapon agents. A high-level showdown between the U.S. and Syria last...
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September 24, 2014Portsmouth Vessel and Crew Receive Awards for Syrian Weapons Neutralization Mission NORFOLK, Va. – U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administrator Paul ‘Chip’ Jaenichen today presented Merchant Marine Medals for Outstanding Achievement and the Professional Ship Award to the officers,...
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September 11, 2014THE STATUS OF THE MERCHANT MARINE Introduction I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on the status of the United States merchant marine on behalf of USA Maritime and its member companies, a coalition that directly or indirectly represents...
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