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John Rice Carter: “We need the icebreakers, because I can send our conventional Coast Guard cutters up there during the summertime...”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
We need the icebreakers, because I can send our conventional Coast Guard cutters up there during the summertime...
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the necessity of icebreakers for Arctic access during winter months.

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