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Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
WANT TO WELCOME THE COMMITTEE'S NEW RANKING MEMBER, SENATOR DAVID INDIVIDUALEREID VITTER. FOR YEARS DAVID VITTER HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE NATION'S PORTS....
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| 00:04:51 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
SENATOR VITTER IS MY RANKING MEMBER, YOU'VE BEEN A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS HEARING AND THIS ISSUE AND IT'S WITH THAT THAT I CALL ON YOU FOR THE FIRST...
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| 00:10:27 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
AND WATERWAYS. THANKS TO THE WITNESSES AND I LOOK FORWARD IT A GREAT DISCUSSION. >> THANKS, SENATOR. AT THIS POINT I ASK TO BE PUT INTO THE RECORD...
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| 00:11:02 |
Udall, Tom - U.S. Senator, [D] New Mexico
SENATOR HAGEL. >> THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR BEING HERE AND TO SENATORS BOXER AND VITTER. SECRETARY...
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| 00:14:06 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS ISSUES AND APPRECIATE VERY MUCH CHAIRMAN BOXER AND RANKING MEMBER VITTER FOR THIS FIRST HEARING ON WRDA. THANK...
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| 00:14:25 |
Crapo, Michael "Mike" - U.S. Senator, [R] Idaho
ARM'S SERVICES. SO NOW, IT IS MY PLEASURE TO TURN TO SENATOR CREGEL. >> THANK PUP A LOT OF US APPRECIATE YOUR HOLDING THIS HEARING TO FOCUS ON THE...
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| 00:17:38 |
Merkley, Jeffery "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [D] Oregon
THANK YOU FOR THIS HEARING SENATOR BOXER, SENATOR VITTER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE TESTIMONY FROM TODAY'S WITNESSES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>...
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| 00:19:45 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
ALSO. AND THERE WILL BE TREMENDOUS INPUT FROM YOU. I'M ALSO GLAD THAT IMPROVEMENTS TO HARBOR MAINTENANCE MAY BE PART OF THIS PROCESS, EVERY AMERICAN...
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| 00:22:22 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
YOU. >> THAT WAS AN UNEXPECTED TRUTH, AN UNEXPECTED TRUTH. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, ...
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| 00:23:13 |
Darcy, Jo-Ellen - Assistant Secretary
RIGHT. YOU'RE IN KIND OF THE HOT SEAT ON IT. WANT TO WELCOME YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP US EVERY DAY IN OUR...
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| 00:28:59 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
IS ALSO WORKING TO DEEPEN OR WIDEN THOSE CHANNELS. MADAME CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, I LOOK FORWARD TO LA ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE...
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| 00:30:06 |
Q&A
SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES. IN FACT, A RECENT REPORT BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS,
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| 00:30:12 |
Darcy, Jo-Ellen - Assistant Secretary
WHICH WE'LL HEAR ABOUT ON OUR SECOND PANEL INDICATES THAT FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN OUR PORTS COULD RESULT IN A VARIETY OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS. DO YOU...
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| 00:34:02 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
COLLEAGUES ARE VERY STRONG ON THIS. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A
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| 00:34:07 |
Q&A
CENTRAL PIECE OF OUR WATER BILL. >> SENATOR? >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR AND MADAME SECRETARY FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN TELL....
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| 00:34:28 |
Darcy, Jo-Ellen - Assistant Secretary
MONEY. IT WAS FIRST SET UP IN 1986 SECTION 210. IT WAS AMENDED A LITTLE BIT IN SECTION 316. AND YOU LISTED THE USES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER AUTHORIZED...
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| 00:40:17 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
LIKE I SAY, WE APPRECIATE THAT. YOU WERE A BIG HELP WITH THE RECENT CRISIS ON THE MISSISSIPPI
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| 00:40:24 |
Q&A
RIVER, WHICH IS KIND OF AN ONGOING THING WITH THE DREDGING AND STUFF. MAKING SUCH WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUR FARM PRODUCTS OUT. YOU DON'T ALWAYS HELP US,...
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| 00:41:52 |
Darcy, Jo-Ellen - Assistant Secretary
HAPPY. I MEAN -- IN LOOKING AT THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WE HAVE TO -- AS I SAY -- MANAGE FOR ALL THE OTHER MISSIONS WITHIN THE CORPS....
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| 00:44:22 |
Barrasso, John A. - U.S. Senator, [R] Wyoming
INCREASES. >> RIGHT. >> ACROSS ALL THE PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SENATOR BARRASSO, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIRMAN, AND WE AGREE THAT...
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| 00:46:04 |
Q&A
OF CHARLESTON. MADAME CHAIRMAN, I BELIEVE THAT ALL AMERICAN PORTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST NEED A QUICKER, MORE EFFICIENT REVIEW PROCESS FOR BUILDING AND...
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| 00:46:28 |
Darcy, Jo-Ellen - Assistant Secretary
2010, PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED THAT THE NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE STATING HE WILL DOUBLE OUR EXPORTS, HE SAID OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AN INCREASE...
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| 00:48:50 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
ON THE LAND SIDE. SO WE'RE NOT WORKING ACROSS PURPOSES WITH THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN THAT PORT ON THE LAND SIDE. >> I THINK ALL OF US LOOK FORWARD...
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| 00:51:39 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HARBOR MAINTENANCE. >> IT WOULD. >> THAT'S AN EASY QUESTION, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. >> WELL, THAT'S THE POINT OF THIS...
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| 00:53:38 |
Christensen, Michael - Deputy Executive Director
AND HE'S A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION PORT AUTHORITY, AS WELL. WE WELCOME YOU, AND I'M SURE YOU CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK HOME AFTER WITNESSING...
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| 00:59:36 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
COST-SHARE FORMULAS. AND AS YOU CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE REFORMS FOR HMT, THE CALIFORNIA PORTS WOULD LIKE TO OFFER OUR CONTINUED ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT....
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| 01:00:04 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
MUCH. MR. JAMES K. LYONS HAS SERVED AS DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE ALABAMA STATE DOCK SINCE 1999, A SENIOR PORT DIRECTOR, ONE OF THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY....
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| 01:01:19 |
Lyons, James K. - Director and CEO
ATTORNEY IN PROMINENT MOBILIAN HERSELF. >> MR. LYONS, I WON'T CALL YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME, ALTHOUGH I'M EXTREMELY TEMPTED TO. MR. LYONS, WE REALLY DO...
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| 01:06:01 |
Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
NEXUS. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I'D BE GLAD TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. >> MADAME CHAIR, COULD I -- >> YES, GO RIGHT AHEAD. >> THANK YOU FOR...
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| 01:06:21 |
Lyons, James K. - Director and CEO
SUPPORTED LOCALLY TOO BY STATE FUNDING AND BOND ISSUES AND THAT KIND OF THING. IT'S NOT -- WE'RE NOT ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO ALL OF THIS...
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| 01:07:11 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
FACILITIES AND PAY OUR SHARE OF THE FEDERAL PROJECT. >> THAT'S A BOND ISSUE THAT YOU PAY BACK. >> IT
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| 01:07:19 |
Lyons, James K. - Director and CEO
IS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SO AM I RIGHT TO ASSUME THIS FUNDING FOR O & M IS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU? BECAUSE IT'S -- THE STATE DOESN'T DO THAT?...
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| 01:07:32 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
CRITICAL. THE STATE HAS NOT STEPPED IN ON ANY OF THE O & M, OR THE EXPANSION PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE IN THE LAST 14 YEARS HAS BEEN ALL PORT AUTHORITY....
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| 01:08:41 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
THEN ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS. OKAY. >> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR. AND I WANT TO WELCOME CAPTAIN MIKE LARENO. HE IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LOUISIANA LIVING...
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| 01:10:48 |
Lorino, Michael "Mike" - President
THE ENTIRE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. AND, BY THE WAY, COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE BECAUSE THE CARGO ON WAS BLACK OIL. THANK GOD WE DIDN'T HAVE A BIG SPILL. ...
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| 01:16:59 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
COLLECTED. SOLUTION, YES, MA'AM, I'M FINISHED. SOLUTIONS, WE NEED 100%. I THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, CHAIRMAN BOXER FOR THIS INVITATION, RANKING MEMBER AND...
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| 01:17:38 |
Vitter, David - U.S. Senator, [R] Louisiana
TO GIVE -- I MEAN TO QUESTION SENATOR HAGEL. >> GOOD GUESS. >> WELL, I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK MIKE FOR HIS VERY CONCRETE PERSUASIVE TESTIMONY. I...
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| 01:19:17 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THE CHAIR FOR THAT WORK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR VITTER. I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE -- >> MADAME CHAIRMAN. >> LET ME TELL...
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| 01:19:42 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
RESPONSE? >> I HOPED TO RESPOND BEFORE THE RANKING MEMBER LEFT, BUT HE LEFT. I'LL MAKE MY POINT DURING MY OPENING STATEMENT TIME. >> THAT WOULD BE...
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| 01:20:26 |
Cairns, Andrew - Board Member
THE BOARD OF POSTS, OCEANS AND PORTS RIVER INSTITUTES. SO OF THE AFCE. HE UNDERSTANDS THESE ISSUES FROM A VERY BROAD PERSPECTIVE. AND SO YOU -- WE...
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| 01:26:13 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THIS YEAR AND LOOKS FORWARD TO SHARING WITH THIS COMMITTEE IN OUR 2013 REPORT CARD TO BE RELEASED IN 2019. THANK YOU AND I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER...
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| 01:26:39 |
Cardin, Benjamin "Ben" L. - U.S. Senator, [D] Maryland
SENATOR. I DON'T INTEND TO USE THE TEN MINUTES. FIRST, LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE FOR THE ENTIRE HEARING. AS YOU KNOW THE CONFLICTS WERE...
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| 01:32:11 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
YOU FOR YOUR PASSION BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS BUSINESS AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A XHIMT TEE THAT WE HAVE ARE. >> THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS ...
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| 01:34:20 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
HONORED FOR ME TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT GOING FORWARD WITH GURFURTHER BENEFIT THAT GOES TO THE GULF AND THE MISSISSIPPI AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT....
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| 01:35:06 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
NO QUESTION WE NEED THIS WORD AND BILL FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY. >> AND IT IS A MATTER OF THE GOOD OF THE SENATE. IF AGREEMENTS ARE THAT EASY BROKEN...
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| 01:35:21 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
COMES APART. AND I THINK IT IS FAIR FOR SEN CENTERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END OF A BROKEN AGREEMENT TO INSIST ON HONORING THE AGREEMENT THAT...
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| 01:36:33 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
BARGAINS AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS WORD OF BILL IN A WAY THAT GIVES YOU SOME
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| 01:36:46 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
REDRESS. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD WORK WITH ME ON THAT. >> WOULD YOU DO THAT? >> WE WOULD OF COURSE. I APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO...
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| 01:38:39 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
PANEL, THE COMMITTEE AND AUDIENCE, WHAUFR, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE WOULD PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRUST FUND BUT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH IT...
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| 01:40:43 |
Christensen, Michael - Deputy Executive Director
MECHANISM AND WE'LL START WITH CALIFORNIA THE PORT THAT IS FUNDING A LARGE PART OF IT? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, SENATOR. I BELIEVE THAT THE BIGGEST...
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| 01:41:37 |
Lorino, Michael "Mike" - President
INTENDED PURPOSE, THE MAJOR PART OF THE PROBLEM WOULD BE DEALT WITH. OKAY. >> SENATOR, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AS I MENTIONED WHEN I STARTED MY ...
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| 01:43:20 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
PORT IS IMPORTING CAR GO THAT IS FOR THAT MONEY. GET THE MONEY, AND FIGURE IT OUT ON AN ECONOMIC BASIS. THAT IS THE BEST THAT I CAN SAY ON THAT. >>
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| 01:43:36 |
Lyons, James K. - Director and CEO
MR. LYONS REAL QUICK. >> YES, SENATOR. ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THINK BEING AROUND PORTS IS THEY HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON AND THAT IS THEY ARE...
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| 01:45:04 |
Boozman, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Arkansas
ARKANSAS. THE ISSUE IS TO GET THE TAX ALLOCATED OUT TO TAKE CARE OF THE DREDGING WHETHER IT BE IN LOUISIANA OR WHATEVER STATE OR PORT AND SECONDLY,...
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| 01:45:18 |
Cairns, Andrew - Board Member
SOMETHING LEFT OVER, THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. >> VERY QUICKLY. >> YOU KNOW, ASC AGREES WITH YOU THAT IT IS TRYING TO GET THE INTENDED FUNDS USED FOR...
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| 01:45:40 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
NEEDS. THE ASC DOESN'T HAVE A POSITION ON WHICH PORTS AND WHY THAT SHOULD BE. >> YOU ARE A WISE MAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> U.S. SENATOR. SHOW I...
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| 01:46:23 |
Christensen, Michael - Deputy Executive Director
CAR GOGO THROUGH THE IMPORTS, COULD YOU ELABORATE ON WHY THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR PORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY? >> THANK YOU. FOR...
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| 01:48:24 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
OF STOCKTON IS SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE FUNDING. THEY HAVE SHULING THAT MEANS THEY CANNOT LEAVE FULL. THEY HAVE TO LEAVE LIGHT LOADED...
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| 01:49:53 |
Lorino, Michael "Mike" - President
EDD SPENDING TO CREATE BENEFICIAL USES FOR DREDGE MATERIAL COULD YOU ELABORATE THATON THAT? >> CHAIRMAN, YES, MA'AM. FIRST OF ALL, I DID MEET YOU DOWN...
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| 01:51:39 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
BETWEEN OUR STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT IT IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE TO KEEP THE CHANNEL OPEN THE WAY WE DO NOW. >> AND IT JUST SEEMS SO UNFAIR...
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| 01:52:09 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
IT IS NOT RIGHT. AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO HOPE TO MOVE TO CHANGE THAT. AND I WOULD ASK SENATOR WHITEHOUSE IF HE HAS SOME CLOSING QUESTIONS? >>...
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| 01:53:37 |
Boxer, Barbara - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THAT. YOU MAY JOIN IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. BUT I HAVE A NOON MEETING THAT I HAVE TO BE ON TIME FOR. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR THIS HEARING...
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