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TOURISM IN ALASKA
(Mr. YOUNG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. YOUNG. Mr. Speaker, I just passed a legislative bill, so I am a little bit excited.
I wanted to especially thank Chairman DeFazio, Leader Hoyer, and Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Ranking Member Graves, Chairman Neal, Ranking Member Brady, and the Biden administration and all the staff for recognizing the necessity of this legislation.
I especially also would like to thank my Senate colleagues, Senators Murkowski, Sullivan, and Cantwell, who have been partners in this effort.
Finally, I would like to thank my chief of staff, Kevin Swanson, for his hard work on this legislation.
We lost billions of dollars last year because of COVID in the tourist industry, and this bill we just passed by this House unanimously will give us an opportunity to recover not the money, but the ability to serve the people of America and the tourist industry in southeast Alaska and the rest of the State of Alaska.
I am quite excited about this piece of legislation, and I do thank the House and the people who did not object to this legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I sincerely thank everyone for being part of an effort to solve a problem for a State.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 88
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