08/13/2014
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"We are writing you today to share our mounting concern over reports that certain vessel-operating common carriers (VOCCs) are declining to ship U.S. agricultural commodity exports from our ports."
"Letter of March 9, 2021, from Hon. Adrian Smith, Member of Congress et al."
"Completely agree, Ranking Member Gibbs."
"Without proper enforcement of the Jones Act, we instead cede this work to foreign vessels which do not comply to the same safety standard as U.S. vessels."