Posted:
January 28, 2010
Congresswoman Betty Sutton, a Democrat representing Ohio’s 13th District, has earned the Great Lakes Legislator of the Year Award for 2010 from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, the largest labor/management coalition representing workers and industries dependent upon Great Lakes shipping.
Rep. Sutton’s commitment to saving and creating jobs for Americans and spurring economic development were noted by the task force in an announcement today. Since her election in 2006, she has shown significant support for Great Lakes shipping and the American job base sustained by the industry.
Rep. Sutton voted for the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2009, authorizing construction of a needed Coast Guard heavy icebreaker for the Great Lakes. Her support was crucial because, in 2008, “U.S.-flagged lakers suffered more than $1.3 million in ice-related damages because the Coast Guard did not have enough icebreakers to keep the shipping lanes open. The fourth sea coast needs a twin to the icebreaker Mackinaw and another 140-foot icebreaking tug transferred to the Lakes,” said AMO National Vice President for the Great Lakes Don Cree, who serves as third vice president of the task force.
“Rep. Sutton voted for the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 that called for accelerated dredging of Great Lakes ports and waterways,” said Patrick O’Hern, second vice president of the task force. “Equally important, that bill authorized full federal funding for a second Poe-sized lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.”
Rep. Sutton will be presented with the award Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C.
Ohio Congresswoman Betty Sutton named Great Lakes Legislator of the Year
Congresswoman Betty Sutton, a Democrat representing Ohio’s 13th District, has earned the Great Lakes Legislator of the Year Award for 2010 from the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, the largest labor/management coalition representing workers and industries dependent upon Great Lakes shipping.
Rep. Sutton’s commitment to saving and creating jobs for Americans and spurring economic development were noted by the task force in an announcement today. Since her election in 2006, she has shown significant support for Great Lakes shipping and the American job base sustained by the industry.
Rep. Sutton voted for the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2009, authorizing construction of a needed Coast Guard heavy icebreaker for the Great Lakes. Her support was crucial because, in 2008, “U.S.-flagged lakers suffered more than $1.3 million in ice-related damages because the Coast Guard did not have enough icebreakers to keep the shipping lanes open. The fourth sea coast needs a twin to the icebreaker Mackinaw and another 140-foot icebreaking tug transferred to the Lakes,” said AMO National Vice President for the Great Lakes Don Cree, who serves as third vice president of the task force.
“Rep. Sutton voted for the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 that called for accelerated dredging of Great Lakes ports and waterways,” said Patrick O’Hern, second vice president of the task force. “Equally important, that bill authorized full federal funding for a second Poe-sized lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.”
Rep. Sutton will be presented with the award Feb. 4 in Washington, D.C.