Larsen Applauds SSA Marine for Moving Forward with Project to Create Jobs, Help Local Economy

Washington, DC, February 28, 2011
Rep. Rick Larsen released the following statement after SSA Marine announced it is submitting key documents to move forward with the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal project.
“Exports are a surefire way to get our economy moving and grow good jobs in the community.
“I am pleased to see a based company making a major private investment in our nation’s export infrastructure.   The Gateway Pacific Terminal will make US companies more competitive in the global market and create hundreds of local family wage jobs.
“A project of this magnitude is required to go through a thorough permitting process.  I am optimistic that this project will be a model for how job creation and the environment can exist in harmony and how groups can work together to facilitate responsible industrial development.”
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