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Peter DeFazio: “I think we have spread them too thin. And they are relying far too much on classification societies without any…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
I think we have spread them too thin. And they are relying far too much on classification societies without any substantial oversight of those classification societies.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio criticizes the Coast Guard's reliance on classification societies for oversight.

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