GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following opening remarks at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Good morning. Thank you all for making the effort to be here today. For those of you who traveled from out of state, welcome to Wisconsin. I want to  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Ken Przybyla, vice president of operations for GLC Minerals, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to testify before the committee. I am Ken Przybyla, the Vice President of Operations  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Lake Carriers' Association President James Weakley at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * The Lake Carriers' Association has been advocating for additional U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) icebreaking resources for the Great Lakes for decade  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Rear Adm. Jon Hickey, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify an  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Mathew Buckman, master chief of the Ninth District Coast Guard Command, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished subcommittee members. I appreciate the opportunity to testify t  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Dean Haen, director of the Port of Green Bay, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation Subcommittee on O  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify and for your  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing issued the following testimony by Heath Jones, master petty chief of the U.S. Coast Guard, at a field hearing on March 1, 2024, entitled "The Importance of Great Lakes Icebreaking to the Regional Economy": * * * Chair Baldwin, Ranking Member Sullivan, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today and  more