I have 18,000 vessels right now. That's behind on licensing that are setting. That means barges, tugboats, commercial and private boats that are going to be navigating our waters that are setting. Still. If I start right now, it'll take the end of July to get those all ice in the back on the water. And that means there's not going to be fuel being sold. Commerce is going to be slowed down and the fishing industry is going to struggle. (03:36–03:44)
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Asserts that it will take until the end of July to resolve the licensing backlog for vessels.
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