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Maritime Workforce Development Act

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 14, 2009
Location: Washington, D.C.

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Ms. RICHARDSON. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee I rise to lend my strong support to H.R. 2651, The Maritime Workforce Development Act which will help strengthen our maritime industry by providing loans to students who are pursuing a maritime education. I want to thank my colleague Representative Cummings for bringing this bill to the floor and bringing attention to this important issue.

Having the port of Long Beach in my district, I know the importance of a well educated maritime industry. I also know how few Americans now pursue careers in the maritime industry and we should do what we can to make maritime education possible and affordable to all.

This bill goes a long way towards rectifying problems in our maritime training and I want to thank Mr. Cummings for his work rectifying this important issue. I ask that my colleagues today support this bill, and continue to support our maritime industry.

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