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Congress approves $1.4 trillion spending package
Just before the holiday break, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a $1.4 trillion spending package to fund…
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Trump, Congressional Democrats strike deal on new NAFTA
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reached an agreement to revamp the North…
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Congress moves forward against marine debris
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee advanced key legislation to address the growing global marine debris crisis late…
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Industry representative talks small business with Congress
John Wooden, founder and owner of Minnesota-based River Valley Power and Sport recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives…
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Congressional champions introduce conservation bill
Yesterday, Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Joe Cunningham (D-SC-01) – members of the Congressional Boating Caucus – introduced legislation to reauthorize and…
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NMMA member appointed to congressman’s advisory board
Scott Lewit, President of Structural Composites, Inc. and an active member of the NMMA, has been appointed to Congressman Bill…
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New Jersey marina hosts lawmaker to discuss lake closure
Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) recently visited Bridge Marina in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey to discuss the controversial closure of the…
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350 converge on D.C. for ABC 2019
My top takeaway from three days in our nation’s capital for the 2019 edition of the American Boating Congress? That…
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U.S. House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment holds hearing on ports, harbors, inland waterways
On Wednesday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment convened a hearing – titled, “The Cost of Doing…
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Boating and angling community rally congressional support for Everglades restoration
With federal appropriations season fully underway, nearly a dozen boating and fishing organizations recently wrote to Senate appropriators and encouraged lawmakers to…
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