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U.S. Maritime Gets No Money from DOT or MARAD in 2012 Budgets

Secretary LaHood and Administrator Masuda went before Congress this March with their respective DOT and MARAD budgets for 2012. … DOT-MARAD essentially shelved the marine highways program and job creation for waterfront and shipyard workers till later in the decade.

The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER I), which got $120 million for seven port [...]

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