John B. Breaux: “I would just, as we move toward a vote on this measure, make one other comment, and that is that it is very clear that…”

“I would just, as we move toward a vote on this measure, make one other comment, and that is that it is very clear that there is a great deal of support for the current bill that is on the floor. And there is pretty much across-the-board opposition to the amendment that Senator Gorton is offering. And it is across the board in the sense that it is opposed by all segments of the industry. I want to have printed in the Record, and ask unanimous consent to do so, a letter addressed to myself in opposition to the Gorton amendment. There being no objection, the letter was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Supporters of S. 414. Arlington, VA, March 11, 1998. Re Opposition to Senator Gorton Amendment. Hon. John B. Breaux, U.S. Senate, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Breaux: We wish to convey to you our full support for the managers' floor amendment for S. 414, The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, without additional amendments. It represents a carefully crafted compromise serving a broad cross section of the maritime industry including importers/exporters, ports, carriers, and labor.”