12/09/2009
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"We could have saved the size of the State of Rhode Island, which we have already lost."
"We need to be very aggressive in gathering the maritime dollars that are being paid for our ports and for our dredging."
"I see that in your budget you propose using the $2.4 billion remaining in budget authority related to the 2011 Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) selldown to purchase 27 million barrels of oil to reple..."
"We might need to think about that because this budget is running into very significant barriers when it comes to the Coast Guard."