Amid Budget Cutbacks, U.S. Shipping Sector Seeks More Federal Funds
As Congress imposes deep spending cuts on everything from national defense to child care, shipping industry executives are urging lawmakers to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on a river network that accounts for a declining share of the nation's domestic freight.During a lobbying blitz in the past month, roughly 130 tugboat and barge operators fanned across Capitol Hill, meeting with lawmakers and congressional staffers.
DATE:2013.5.6
预算削减导致美国航运部门试图争取更多联邦资金
由于国会实施大幅削减支出计划，涉及国防和儿童保健等你多个领域，因此航运业的高管们敦促立法者追加数亿美元的投资建设河道网络，以降低美国国内运费。
在过去一个月的游说闪电战过程中,大约有130位拖船和驳船运营商在国会山会见国会议员和国会工作人员。
日期：2013年5月6日
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