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On the recordJuly 8, 2009
I take it that you are trying to make sure that, in the process of doing that job--and this is to all of you--that they do their job, but that job does not interfere with commerce unreasonably and unnecessarily.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings seeks a balance between Coast Guard duties and the impact on commerce.

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