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On the recordDecember 5, 2012
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, thank you so much for an opportunity to speak on this important resolution. I want to urge everyone to support its passage. Finally, I want to thank the staff for its great work in putting this together. It's a bit of a dance to put all of the pieces together in legislation like this, but they did a great job, so I want to extend my thanks to them as well. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. LoBIONDO. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to thank everyone who has been involved in this process. Again, I especially thank Mr. Larsen for the cooperative initiatives and efforts that we've been able to undertake. I hope that all the Members of the House of Representatives will think about the sacrifices that the men and women of the Coast Guard make and will vote affirmatively for this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Rick Larsen
Democratic · Washington

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