Congressman Scalise Receives Champion of Maritime Award
Washington – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the domestic maritime industry, recognized U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-LA) Tuesday with the 2017 ‘Champion of Maritime’ Award.
Rep. Scalise is a long-standing champion of the Jones Act and recognizes not only the critical contribution that the American maritime industry makes to Louisiana by providing thousands of family-waged jobs in the state, but also the critical importance of this industry to the nation’s economic, national, and homeland security interests.
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