Johnny Isakson said "That expansion is necessary because in 2014, the ships that will come through the newly expanded Panama Canal will come to the East Coast of the United States, and without a deepening of the channel, many of those ships will not be able to come to the Port of Savannah, which would be, obviously, bad for the Port of Savannah, but, quite frankly, since it's the second largest port on the Eastern Seaboard, it would be bad for commerce in the United States." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 12, 2011

That expansion is necessary because in 2014, the ships that will come through the newly expanded Panama Canal will come to the East Coast of the United States, and without a deepening of the channel, many of those ships will not be able to come to the Port of Savannah, which would be, obviously, bad for the Port of Savannah, but, quite frankly, since it's the second largest port on the Eastern Seaboard, it would be bad for commerce in the United States.

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Johnny Isakson

Republican · Georgia

Source

congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Isakson emphasizes the importance of port expansion for U.S. commerce.

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