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Peter DeFazio: Despite the leadership of Chairman DeFazio and some of us who feel very strongly about a direct assistance…

On the recordMay 28, 2020
Despite the leadership of Chairman DeFazio and some of us who feel very strongly about a direct assistance, maritime-specific assistance to address COVID-19 needs, it is pretty clear, though, to a lot of us that the CARES Act, despite the many critical things it did, fell short in this area.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio highlights the inadequacy of the CARES Act for maritime assistance during COVID-19.

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