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On the recordMarch 7, 2017
Increasing funding to the Corps--Army Corps civil works operations and maintenance account is the only way to ensure that the Port of Houston is dredged to the authorized depth of 45 foot.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Stressing the need for funding to maintain Houston's port for larger vessels.

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