[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4184-H4185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ADMINISTRATOR

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the bipartisan Great Lakes 
Task Force, I rise today to urge the swift appointment of a permanent 
administrator to lead the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation.
  The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is the 
Federal entity responsible for operating and maintaining the U.S. 
portions of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence

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Seaway. This 370-mile-long commercial channel runs from the Great 
Lakes, America's fourth seacoast, to the Atlantic Ocean, and then 
connects our ports with markets around the world.
  With 40 million tons of industrial and agricultural cargo traversing 
the seaway each year, it is time to appoint an administrator, and 
especially in a time of war. We could be backfilling cargoes to Europe 
right now.
  It is time to fill this vital position, and I look forward to a 
nominee who understands the needs of our region and is ready to partner 
with the communities, workers, and businesses of America's industrial 
and agricultural heartland.

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