12/09/2014
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"Long Island Sound is an estuary of national significance that contributes up to $37 billion to the regional economy each year."
"I am very grateful for this subcommittee hearing today and for including my bill, the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, on the agenda today."
"For every $1 in Federal funds appropriated to the Long Island Sound program, $87 is leveraged from other sources."
"When we undermine that by the way we talk about civil servants, we undermine our ability to attract and retain really highly qualified people that we need."