[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HELPING FLORIDA'S MARINE INDUSTRY

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, south Florida has a booming 
marine industry, from our huge freighters to our Sunday boaters, 
generating over $8.9 billion a year to our local economy. So I am very 
proud to join with Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kristy Hebert, owner of 
Ward's Marine Electric, in trying to fix a problem.
  Businesses like Kristy's have to pay upward of $200,000 a year for 
providing recreational boat services, the same as companies that are 
providing services to 100,000-ton petroleum vessels. Obviously, the 
risks are different, and so H.R. 3896 is going to fix this problem. 
Workers are still going to be protected, and at an affordable cost for 
the employers.

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