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On the recordMay 16, 2012
let me start by expressing my deep appreciation to you for holding a hearing on the important issue of marine debris resulting from the great Japanese tsunami of 2011.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Inouye appreciates the hearing on marine debris from the 2011 tsunami.

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