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[Pages S2877-S2878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:
POM-202. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of
the State of Louisiana recognizing Tuesday, April 7, 2020, as
the first annual ``World Trade Day'' at the state capitol; to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18
Whereas, Louisiana is home to the world's first World Trade
Center, which originated as the ``International House'' in
New Orleans more than seventy-five years ago in 1943, and has
since inspired a global network of over three hundred world
trade centers in more than one hundred countries; and
Whereas, the World Trade Center of New Orleans, a nonprofit
organization, is committed to fostering economic development
throughout the state of Louisiana by advocating for
international trade objectives that bolster efficiencies,
opportunities, and innovations for commerce; and
Whereas, having increased exports by sixty-one percent from
2008 to 2018, Louisiana is the fifth largest state exporter
of goods in the United States, and Louisiana exports
currently account for more than one quarter of the state's
total economic output; and
Whereas, the latest available data from the United States
Trade Representative shows that Louisiana exports support an
estimated 129,000 jobs and that such jobs pay up to 18
percent above the national average; and
Whereas, Louisiana produces the majority of U.S. LNG
exported globally, and according to LSU's Center for Energy
Studies, Louisiana LNG projects could total nearly $100
billion in capital investment and add 20,000 new construction
jobs and 1,500 new full-time jobs at Louisiana terminals once
completed; and
Whereas, key economic-driving and job-creating industries
in the state, including aerospace, agribusiness, automotive,
energy, manufacturing, and process industries, rely on
international commerce; and
Whereas, Louisiana's geographical positioning allows the
state to take unique advantage of the Mississippi River to
enhance competitiveness in global trade, making current and
future investment in the infrastructure of the Mississippi
essential to continued commercial success; and
Whereas, Louisiana ports are among the highest-performing
in the country, with the following ports designated as
national ``power ports'': Port of South Louisiana (No. 1),
Port of New Orleans (No. 4), Port of Baton Rouge (No. 8),
Plaquemines Port (No. 11), and Port of Lake Charles (No. 12);
and
Whereas, Louisiana has the tactical advantage of being the
only state with a deepwater port (Port of New Orleans) served
by six of the seven Class I railroads, which comprise a
132,000 plus mile network of track and tie the port community
and local industries directly to every major North American
market; and
Whereas, the world recognizes Louisiana as a key trade and
investment destination for international companies, with the
state attracting more foreign direct investment per capita
than any other since 2008; and
Whereas, the state of Louisiana formally acknowledged the
essential role of trade in 2012 by establishing the Louisiana
Board of International Commerce to advance the state's
competitive position in the global marketplace through
continued attraction of foreign and domestic investment and
enhancement of the state's trade-based economy; Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
recognize Tuesday, April 7, 2020, as ``World Trade Day'' at
the state capitol, celebrates the longstanding, indispensable
influence of international commerce on Louisiana's economic
health, vitality, and growth, and expresses support for the
mission of the World Trade Center of New Orleans and for
trade policies that benefit American consumers and businesses
and ensure the United States remains competitive in global
commerce; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
the secretary of the United States Senate, the clerk of the
United States House of Representatives, each member of
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the Louisiana delegation to the Congress of the United
States, and the presiding officers of the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the Congress of the United
States.
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POM-203. A petition from a citizen of the State of Texas
relative to medical equipment and medical supply
manufacturing; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions
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