Posted:
August 24, 2012
Photo: submitted by John Arnold |
| Meeting with Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) during the Maritime Industry Congressional Sail-In recently were SUP member Bobbi Shipley, Maersk Line, Limited Vice President for Labor Relations Ed Hanley, Jack Craig of APM Terminals, American Maritime Officers member John Arnold, and SIU Vice President for Government Services Kermett Mangram. Arnold, who submitted the photo, noted Rep. Rigell met with the Sail-In group as he was leaving a meeting on reauthorization legislation for the Export-Import Bank. "After meeting with our group, he stressed the importance of meeting people who are directly involved in the bills he is to vote on," Arnold wrote. "Our group was from his district and each of us advised him on how we were affected by the bill." The legislation was approved by Congress and signed into law, reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank through the end of fiscal year 2014. The reauthorization kept intact a cargo preference requirement, ensuring all exported cargoes financed through the Export-Import Bank are by law reserved for U.S.-flagged merchant ships. Rep. Rigell voted to approve the Export-Import Bank reauthorization bill. |