I rise to offer my amendment which would prevent the Coast Guard from closing any stations without specific congressional approval. This amendment would not allow the Coast Guard to use funds in fiscal year 1999 to close the station whose closure was not expressly authorized by the Congress.
Proposing an amendment to prevent Coast Guard station closures without congressional approval.
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