Frank Lautenberg: “I, too thank Senator Snowe, Senator McCain, Majority Leader Lott, and Senators Hollings and Breaux for their assistance…”

“I, too thank Senator Snowe, Senator McCain, Majority Leader Lott, and Senators Hollings and Breaux for their assistance on this important economic development initiative. The program will involve the development of an environmentally sound method for dismantling the Navy's many decommissioned vessels. Camden Iron and Metal, a critical partner in this initiative, intends to transport pieces of the Navy's ships on the barge from the shipyard to its facility in Camden for further processing. It is a very important project in the city of Camden and I am grateful for their help. I recognize that discussions are under way with the House regarding the Coast Guard authorization and want to ask the chairman for a commitment to giving this provision priority consideration in those discussions.”