[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E706]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. NEAL P. DUNN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 9, 2024

  Mr. DUNN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am not recorded for Roll Call No. 
337, on Monday. July 8, 2024. Since my first day in office, I have been 
squarely focused on what I was sent here to do: Represent Floridians of 
the 2nd Congressional District of Florida. The Long Island Sound 
Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act must be passed into 
law. The Long Island Sound is a unique ecological resource for eastern 
Connecticut, Long Island and the surrounding regions. More than 20 
million people live within 50 miles of the Sound's beaches.
  I am supportive of H.R. 5441, the Long Island Sound Restoration and 
Stewardship Reauthorization Act--as a Representative of a coastal 
district myself, protecting this vast area on the East Coast will 
improve decades of high levels of pollution, dumping of dredged 
materials, and releases of untreated sewage that have put the Sound's 
wildlife population, fisheries, water quality, and surrounding 
communities at risk. The economic viability of the Sound, which 
annually contributes around $9.4 billion to the regional economy, is 
dependent on activities like sport and commercial fishing, boating, 
recreation and tourism.
  Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Motion to Suspend the 
Rules and Pass, as Amended, H.R. 5441 (Roll Call No. 337).

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