[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 17 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PORT EVERGLADES DIRECTOR PHILLIP C. ALLEN

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 2, 2012

  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the contributions and 
celebrate the seven years of service that Phillip C. Allen has given to 
the South Florida community as Director of the Port Everglades. Under 
his leadership and guidance, Port Everglades has become an economic 
powerhouse for South Florida.
  Mr. Allen's commitment to creating jobs and fostering economic 
opportunity in our community is evident in his accomplishments. He 
helped craft a 20-year master plan for development of the port, and 
facilitated three critical expansions that are expected to create 7,000 
new jobs in South Florida and 135,000 jobs statewide. Under his 
leadership, the port has grown substantially to accommodate our growing 
tourism industry, which has brought some of the world's largest cruise 
ships to Florida. Even more impressive is his plan to dredge the port 
in advance of the widening of the Panama Canal, which sets the stage 
for South Florida to serve as a bustling center for international 
commerce upon its completion in 2014.
  Given his many contributions to our local economy, it should come as 
no surprise that on November 4, 2011, Mr. Allen was named South Florida 
Business Leader of the Year. I can think of no person more deserving of 
this honor than Mr. Allen, a leader who understands that building 
state-of-the-art infrastructure is imperative if we wish to give our 
businesses a competitive advance in the global marketplace. I commend 
Mr. Allen for his years of hard work and dedication, and pledge to him 
my continued support for the development and expansion of the Port 
Everglades in the years to come.

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