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House and Senate Leaders Issue Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Coast Guard AuthorizationThe Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today applauded final Congressional passage of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014. House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA), Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), House Transportation Committee Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV), and Senate Commerce Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD) released the following statement on passage of the bill: Representatives Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement on the passage of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014. “The men and women of our nation’s Coast Guard are tasked with the important duty of enforcing U.S. law on our waterways and the high seas. The Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act gives our Coast Guard the necessary tools and support it needs to carry out its vital mission to protect Americans at sea and guard against illegal trafficking. We are pleased this essential legislation will soon be law, and appreciate the tireless efforts of our colleagues in both the Senate and House to reach an agreement worthy of our dedicated Coast Guard.” The law will:
The legislation is named in honor of retiring Congressman and long-serving House Transportation Committee Member Howard Coble, the only current Member of Congress to have served in the Coast Guard, and a strong supporter of the Service. Click here for more information about the legislation. # # # |