[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E555]
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                 COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION

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                      HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 8, 1995
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I introduced H.R. 1151 to 
authorize appropriations for the U.S. Coast Guard. This bill was 
developed by the Coast Guard and represents the Clinton 
administration's legislative goals and approach for the Coast Guard.
  I serve as the ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation. Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble and I 
are working in a bipartisan fashion to develop a Coast Guard 
authorization bill that we plan to mark up in the subcommittee next 
week.
  We will be drawing heavily from the administration's bill as we 
develop our own as it has many useful legislative proposals. I commend 
the Coast Guard and the administration for the work and thought that 
went into their legislation. It has been most useful to have it before 
us.


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