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April 10, 2013“USA Maritime is severely disappointed that the Obama Administration has moved forward with this misguided proposal to effectively eliminate the long-standing and successful Food for Peace program,” said James L. Henry, chairman of USA Maritime. “Despite recent letters from...
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April 8, 2013I respectfully write today to add my support for the continuation of the Food for Peace program and ask that you maintain level funding for this program in your fiscal year 2014 budget request to Congress. The United States...
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April 5, 2013I write today to express my concern over your Administration’s latest proposals to change the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food for Peace Program, also known as Public Law 480, away from in-kind food assistance. Although I support the United...
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April 5, 2013WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, led 28 of their colleagues...
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March 31, 2013We are writing to request that $186 million in funding for FY 2014 for the Maritime Security Program (MSP) be included in the FY 2014 appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies....
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February 25, 2013The Alliance for Global Food Security urges maintaining the structure of and funding levels for Food for Peace (PL 480) and Food for Progress programs in the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the U.S. Government. These programs are transparent,...
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February 21, 2013The undersigned organizations support sustained funding for the Food for Peace (PL 480)international food assistance program and strongly oppose proposals to eliminate or drastically reduce program funding or to shift these resources to overseas commodity procurement. READ MORE ONLINE...
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February 20, 2013We write to request that you maintain funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Peace Program, also known as Public Law 480, in your Fiscal Year 2014 budget request to Congress. As you know, Title II...
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July 25, 2012Bipartisan legislation would overturn provision added to the National Highway Bill that repealed one-third of all U.S. cargo preference requirements, jeopardizing national security and eliminating thousands of American jobs. Download PDF
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July 6, 2012Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees of Jurisdiction: USA Maritime is a coalition of ship owning companies, maritime labor organizations, and maritime trade associations committed to promoting and protecting the U.S.‐flag Merchant Marine. USA Maritime represents virtually...
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