Peter DeFazio said "Now, unfortunately, post-World War II, with the globalization--liberalization, so-called--of trade, the rise of the IMO and the chase around the world to the least regulation and the cheapest possible, most abusable labor in the merchant marine industry, most of requirement number 1 is gone, the vibrant merchant fleet." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 16, 2019

Now, unfortunately, post-World War II, with the globalization--liberalization, so-called--of trade, the rise of the IMO and the chase around the world to the least regulation and the cheapest possible, most abusable labor in the merchant marine industry, most of requirement number 1 is gone, the vibrant merchant fleet.

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Peter DeFazio

Democratic · Oregon

Source

congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio critiques the impact of globalization on the U.S. merchant fleet.

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