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Fred Upton: “Just to finish up my time, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's support. I know that it has been there from the…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1999
Just to finish up my time, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's support. I know that it has been there from the very onset, and we worked in a very strong bipartisan basis to make sure this was done, and as I live along the Great Lakes in St. Joseph, Michigan, and I think about all the harbors all the way up to Mackinaw and Lake Superior, these are needed, they are very precious, and this amendment, I think, will really help to preserve those in the future.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing the importance of preserving Great Lakes harbors during a committee meeting.

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