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Rep. Gus Bilirakis Announces Tampa Port Director to Testify in Front of Homeland Security Subcommittee |
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Richard Wainio to testify on port security
*** Media Advisory ***
April 24, 2007
Washington,
D.C. - Congressman
Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Palm
Harbor),
a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that
Tampa Port Authority Director and Chief Executive Officer Richard Wainio will
testify on Thursday in front of the Committee's Subcommittee on Border,
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, on which Bilirakis serves.
Bilirakis pushed for Wainio to be invited as a witness to
provide his perspective on port security and issues of importance to the Port of Tampa and Florida's
other ports. The hearing, entitled "The SAFE Port Act: A Six Month
Review," will take place at 1:00 p.m.
on Thursday, April 26, in room 1539 of the Longworth House Office Building.
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