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Bradley Byrne: “I appreciate the gentleman. He and I have worked together on shipbuilding issues a lot of times, and I appreciate his…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2017
I appreciate the gentleman. He and I have worked together on shipbuilding issues a lot of times, and I appreciate his leadership in that industry. These are recreational vessel companies. They are small companies doing small things on different types of vessels than the ones that Mr. Courtney and I are typically working together on. So trying to apply the same rules when it is a completely different activity to where, when we are usually talking about very large ships, it just doesn't make any sense. This has traditionally been a Democrat amendment. I have always supported it. I am happy to be here to support it today. I would like for us to continue our tradition of bipartisanship on this issue. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Bradley Byrne
Alabama
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Jul 14, 2017

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