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Nick Lampson: I am just curious in listening to this and knowing what kind of time and cost that that would be, when I know that many…

On the recordMay 14, 2003
I am just curious in listening to this and knowing what kind of time and cost that that would be, when I know that many of our entities, ports along our coastline and many other places in the country, are strapped for money, is there any precedent in the history of the United States where something like this happened and what occurred following that incident?
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Nick Lampson
Texas

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Inquiring about historical precedents related to funding for U.S. ports during a discussion.

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