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On the recordMay 1, 1996
The bill accomplishes preservation of the committee carrier system, which is important to the carriers, but it also injects a very healthy and significant dose of flexibility, of competitive opportunity into the carrier and shipper relationship. That was the aim of my bill. I am pleased to see we are taking that tack in this legislation. It is what will be good for ocean shipping. That is the complete quote of my good friend, and I think it is important to put it in the Record so the Record is clear.
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Bill Shuster
Pennsylvania

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Discussing the importance of flexibility in ocean shipping legislation.

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