Transcript: OCEAN GOVERNANCE:MARIA CANTWELL

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November 4, 2009
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Congressional Testimony
11-04-2009
Statement of Maria Cantwell Senator United States Senate Committee on Senate
Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere,
Fisheries, and Coast Guard November 4, 2009 Good Morning. I`d like to thank
my colleague Senator Snowe and all of our witnesses for participating in
today`s hearing. Our oceans are responsible for so many things in our daily
lives: from the air that we breathe to the food that we eat. As this subcommittee
has heard in previous hearings, the ocean and coastal economies of the
U.S. provide over 50 million jobs for Americans and contribute nearly 60
percent of our GDP. Our economy depends on a healthy ocean ...

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