New maritime caucus formed on Capitol Hill

Friday, February 08, 2013

Congressmen Cedric Richmond, D-La., and Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., announced Thursday the establishment of the Congressional Maritime Caucus designed to raise awareness among lawmakers about a broad range of maritime-related issues. Congress already has a similar group, the PORTS (Ports Opportunity, Renewal, Trade and Security) Caucus, formed in the fall of 2011 by freshman Rep. Janice Hahn, D-Calif., and Ted Poe, R-Texas, to promote the importance of ports and port security on Ca...

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