[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2877-S2878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-202. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of 
     the State of Louisiana recognizing Tuesday, April 7, 2020, as 
     the first annual ``World Trade Day'' at the state capitol; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18

       Whereas, Louisiana is home to the world's first World Trade 
     Center, which originated as the ``International House'' in 
     New Orleans more than seventy-five years ago in 1943, and has 
     since inspired a global network of over three hundred world 
     trade centers in more than one hundred countries; and
       Whereas, the World Trade Center of New Orleans, a nonprofit 
     organization, is committed to fostering economic development 
     throughout the state of Louisiana by advocating for 
     international trade objectives that bolster efficiencies, 
     opportunities, and innovations for commerce; and
       Whereas, having increased exports by sixty-one percent from 
     2008 to 2018, Louisiana is the fifth largest state exporter 
     of goods in the United States, and Louisiana exports 
     currently account for more than one quarter of the state's 
     total economic output; and
       Whereas, the latest available data from the United States 
     Trade Representative shows that Louisiana exports support an 
     estimated 129,000 jobs and that such jobs pay up to 18 
     percent above the national average; and
       Whereas, Louisiana produces the majority of U.S. LNG 
     exported globally, and according to LSU's Center for Energy 
     Studies, Louisiana LNG projects could total nearly $100 
     billion in capital investment and add 20,000 new construction 
     jobs and 1,500 new full-time jobs at Louisiana terminals once 
     completed; and
       Whereas, key economic-driving and job-creating industries 
     in the state, including aerospace, agribusiness, automotive, 
     energy, manufacturing, and process industries, rely on 
     international commerce; and
       Whereas, Louisiana's geographical positioning allows the 
     state to take unique advantage of the Mississippi River to 
     enhance competitiveness in global trade, making current and 
     future investment in the infrastructure of the Mississippi 
     essential to continued commercial success; and
       Whereas, Louisiana ports are among the highest-performing 
     in the country, with the following ports designated as 
     national ``power ports'': Port of South Louisiana (No. 1), 
     Port of New Orleans (No. 4), Port of Baton Rouge (No. 8), 
     Plaquemines Port (No. 11), and Port of Lake Charles (No. 12); 
     and
       Whereas, Louisiana has the tactical advantage of being the 
     only state with a deepwater port (Port of New Orleans) served 
     by six of the seven Class I railroads, which comprise a 
     132,000 plus mile network of track and tie the port community 
     and local industries directly to every major North American 
     market; and
       Whereas, the world recognizes Louisiana as a key trade and 
     investment destination for international companies, with the 
     state attracting more foreign direct investment per capita 
     than any other since 2008; and
       Whereas, the state of Louisiana formally acknowledged the 
     essential role of trade in 2012 by establishing the Louisiana 
     Board of International Commerce to advance the state's 
     competitive position in the global marketplace through 
     continued attraction of foreign and domestic investment and 
     enhancement of the state's trade-based economy; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby 
     recognize Tuesday, April 7, 2020, as ``World Trade Day'' at 
     the state capitol, celebrates the longstanding, indispensable 
     influence of international commerce on Louisiana's economic 
     health, vitality, and growth, and expresses support for the 
     mission of the World Trade Center of New Orleans and for 
     trade policies that benefit American consumers and businesses 
     and ensure the United States remains competitive in global 
     commerce; and be it further
       Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to 
     the secretary of the United States Senate, the clerk of the 
     United States House of Representatives, each member of

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     the Louisiana delegation to the Congress of the United 
     States, and the presiding officers of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives of the Congress of the United 
     States.
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       POM-203. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas 
     relative to medical equipment and medical supply 
     manufacturing; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions

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