05/02/2023
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"This country's ports, vessels, and Merchant Marine forces are absolutely critical to our Nation's economic growth and military preparedness and disaster relief efforts."
"Residents of my state of New Jersey know this well. New Jersey is home to the Port of New York and New Jersey, which has moved more than 120 million tons of cargo every year in recent years and is the..."
"I'm really worried about the decline of the U.S. Merchant Marine in general, and the effect it is having on our preparedness, on our economy."
"Statement of Senator Booker"