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On the recordSeptember 29, 2010
I thank the gentleman for yielding and compliment the gentleman from Alaska, Mr. Speaker, for his decades of advocacy for and in support of the United States Coast Guard. My unanimous consent request to agree to H.R. 3619 with the Senate amendments corrects two errors in the drafting of H.R. 3619, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, which passed the House last night on a voice vote. If the gentleman would allow, I would further yield to Chairman Cummings to explain in a couple of paragraphs the substance.
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James Oberstar
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