04/22/2009
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"I do want to thank Representative Pingree for putting forth this bill."
"What our bill would do, is make sure we dedicate resources for this specific work."
"Mr. Young's bill supports the partnership between NOAA and companies such as Fugro that have access to the resources and advanced technologies that can map the ocean floor in a fraction of the time."
"While NOAA has covered a lot of ground with this program, inferior techniques and technologies have aided in a significant backlog of U.S. waters that are not adequately mapped."