[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PORT OF SAVANNAH

  (Mr. BARROW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of America's ports, 
especially the one in Savannah, Georgia.
  After spending last week touring the rural areas of my district, it's 
hard to overstate the Savannah port's importance, even for areas 
outside of Savannah.
  The Port of Savannah--the fastest growing port in the Nation and the 
second largest on the east coast--supports more than 295,000 jobs and 
contributes over $15 billion in income to Georgia's economy. It's also 
a major economic hub for a 26-State region that stretches deep into the 
Midwestern part of the country.
  Farmers, manufacturers, and miners ship product in and out of the 
port. And for thousands of small businesses around the country, the 
Savannah port is their sole access to the rest of the world.
  Let's make sure our goods can reach international markets and get 
America back to work. I urge my colleagues to invest in our ports so 
that we can compete in today's economy and the economy of the future.

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