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John Garamendi: We hope to move this bill expeditiously before the Christmas holidays. It may not solve the problem, but it will…

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
We hope to move this bill expeditiously before the Christmas holidays. It may not solve the problem, but it will certainly be a wakeup call, or a slap across the bow of the ocean carriers and those that are operating in an unfair way, that the reform is coming.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi discusses urgency in passing shipping reform legislation.

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