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| Congress and the Courts Fashion New Maritime Policies |
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Larry Kiern
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This “Washington Insider” column first appeared in the July-August 2009 edition of The Maritime Executive. It appears here with the publisher's permission.
The domestic political headlines this summer have thus far featured the Obama Administration’s principal priorities: health care reform, climate-change legislation, and the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. At the same time, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have advanced legislation addressing pressing issues in the maritime industry, and courts have issued important decisions with serious implications for vessel operators nationally.
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