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Adm. Allen Cites Concerns With House-Passed Deepwater Bill, Prefers Senate Version

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The head of the Coast Guard said he's concerned the authorization bill for his service passed by the House last week would impose unnecessary and cumbersome oversight on the once-troubled Deepwater ship-aircraft-system modernization program. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen said yesterday he prefers a Senate version of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, and will encourage lawmakers to favor provisions in it when a conference committee convenes following a future Senate vote. "What they're looking…

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