Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “And rise in strong support of H.R. 4470. This legislation, introduced by the gentlewoman from Ohio, Representative Marcy…”

“And rise in strong support of H.R. 4470. This legislation, introduced by the gentlewoman from Ohio, Representative Marcy Kaptur, is simple in its intent but strong in its meaning. H.R. 4470 would rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. The binational Saint Lawrence Seaway is a 328-nautical-mile deep- draft waterway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie. It connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River. The U.S. portion of the Seaway was authorized in 1954 and is operated by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation within the United States Department of Transportation. This change would more accurately portray the geographical scope of the agency and would clarify the agency's mission is of benefit to the Saint Lawrence region, as well as the entire Great Lakes region. I thank Representative Kaptur for her work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support H.R. 4470, and I reserve the balance of my time.”