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On the recordMarch 7, 2017
Today, I ask the committee to help fund dredging needs that will provide much-needed resources related to flooding and navigation benefit, and not forget the tremendous benefit that shallow draft waterways and ports have in bringing jobs back to the United States.
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Henry Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson advocates for funding dredging to aid flood management and job creation.

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