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| William E. Gibson, who has been covering Washington for the Sun-Sentinel for nearly 25 years, writes on politics and policies that affect South Floridians. ... |
Thursday, May 01, 2008 --- 85 days ago http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/dcblog/2008/05/south_florida_pushe
| In Fort Lauderdale, called by some `the yachting capital of the world,' recreational boats mean big business. And those who make or repair them are looking for help from Congress.
A bill passed by the House would save small boatyards in South Florida millions of dollars of insurance costs and boost the region’s economy, say leaders of the local marine industry and two members of Congress.
``Instead of having to tighten the belt, this would allow our businesses to loosen the belt a little bit to provide more jobs and greater benefits to our employees,’’ Frank Herhold, executive director of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, said at a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday.
Here to help are House members Debbie Wassserman Schultz of Weston and Ron Klein of Boca Raton, who tucked a provision into a Coast Guard funding bill that would spare smaller boatyards from paying for federal workers’ compensation coverage under a 1927 law. Instead, companies that make or repair vessels smaller than 165 feet would be covered under much lower-cost state plans.
``It was a decades-old law that needed updating,’’ Klein said. ``It was sitting out there creating unnecessary expense that did not provide additional worker protection.’’
Wasserman Schultz said she persuaded labor leaders, particularly the longshoreman’s union, to drop any opposition to the measure. She and Klein said they also persuaded two House chairmen to supp ... |
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