Port Development: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 1512 ... and H.R. 3678 ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984 - Harbors |
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Page 201 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee, I very much appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to address the important issues raised by the development of alternative international satellite systems.
Page 52 - Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 2, 1987] A BILL To amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patented processes.
Page 84 - Lines, together with the City of New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, strongly support inclusion of this project in S.1739.
Page 188 - ... get more of our products into foreign markets. We must strengthen the organization of our trade agencies and make changes in our domestic laws and international trade policy to promote free trade and the increased flow of American goods, services and investments. Our trade position can also be improved by making our port system more efficient. Better, more active harbors translate into stable jobs in our coal fields, railroads, trucking industry and ports.
Page 81 - ... under title I to engage 16 in exploration. 17 (9) The term "permittee" means any licensee who 18 is issued a permit under title I to engage in commer19 cial recovery. 20 (10) The term "reciprocating state" means any 21 foreign nation designated as such by the President 22 under section 107. 23 (11) The term "United States...
Page 37 - Congress on the same day and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the House of Representatives is not in session and to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session.
Page 187 - Product (GNP) devoted to spending by all levels of government on public works has dropped from 4.1 percent to 2.3 percent — a 44 percent decline.
Page 187 - Consultants) was the prime contractor to the Institute for Water Resources of the US Army Corps of Engineers for the National Waterways Study.
Page 188 - I've outlined is fair, balanced, and realistic. If enacted, it will ensure a steady decline in deficits, aiming toward a balanced budget by the end of the decade. It's the only path that will lead to a strong, sustained recovery. Let us follow that path together. No domestic challenge is more crucial than providing stable, permanent jobs for all Americans who want to work.