06/03/2009
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"Osama bin Laden is dead--but the fight against terrorists who want to harm us is far from over."
"Protecting this region also protects the economy: The Port of New York and New Jersey--the largest on the east coast--handled more than $140 billion in cargo last year."
"I think it's well-known that in all of my years in the U.S. Senate, the Coast Guard has been a principal focus of my views about what we ought to do to take care of our security."
"The Coast Guard represents the United States before the International Maritime Organization in our efforts to prevent and respond to acts of piracy."