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John Garamendi: Why don't you take the responsibility, and why doesn't this committee straighten this out so that there is one Federal…

On the recordMay 10, 2023
Why don't you take the responsibility, and why doesn't this committee straighten this out so that there is one Federal agency that is specifically responsible for this area?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi calls for a single federal agency to manage ship availability.

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