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Markwayne Mullin: “United States Coast Guard is responsible for license…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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'RIPPLE EFFECTS': Mullin details impact of record-long government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

There will be ripple effects for months. It'll take us roughly six months to get caught up just from the backlog. I'll use this for an example too. United States Coast Guard is responsible for license commercial fishermen and vessels. 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. (03:17–03:29)

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Asserts that 18,000 vessels are delayed in licensing due to the shutdown.

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