FLORIDA PORTS CAUCUS PORT CANAVERAL|PORT EVERGLADES|PORT OF FERNANDINA|PORT OF FORT PIERCE |JAXPORT|PORT OF KEY WEST PORT MANATEE|PORTMIAMI|PORT OF PALM BEACH|PORT PANAMA CITY|PORT OF PENSACOLA|PORT ST. JOE|PORT ST. PETE|PORT TAMPA BAY
MEMBERS AGENDA
REP. FREDERICA S. WILSON Florida Ports Caucus Meeting FOUNDER & CHAIR Tuesday, March 12, 2019 2261 Rayburn House Office Building REP. BILL POSEY
CO-CHAIR • Welcome REP. LOIS FRANKEL o Chairwoman Frederica S. Wilson CO-CHAIR o Co-Chairs Bill Posey, Mario Diaz Balart, and Lois Frankel REP. MARIO DIAZ-BALART CO-CHAIR • Panel Presentation
REP. GUS BILIRAKIS o Florida Ports Update REP. VERN BUCHANAN ▪ Juan Kuryla • Port Director/CEO, PortMiami REP. KATHY CASTOR • Chair, Florida Ports Council
REP. CHARLIE CRIST o Cruise Line Industry Update
▪ Kelly Craighead, CEO, Cruise Lines REP. VAL DEMINGS International Association REP. TED DEUTCH o Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee REP. NEAL DUNN Update ▪ Ryan Seiger, Staff Director REP. MATT GAETZ
o U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Update REP. ALCEE HASTINGS ▪ Diane J. Sabatino, Director of Field Operations, Miami and Tampa field offices, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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REP. AL LAWSON
REP. BRIAN MAST o U.S. Department of Agriculture Update ▪ Kevin Shea, Administrator, U. S. Department REP. STEPHANIE MURPHY of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service REP. FRANCIS ROONEY • Question and Answer REP. JOHN RUTHERFORD
REP. DARREN SOTO • Closing
REP. MICHAEL WALTZ
REP. DANIEL WEBSTER
REP. TED YOHO
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Attendees Administration Officials • Kevin Shea o Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture
• Diane Sabatino o Director of Field Operations, Miami & Tampa Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Dina Amato o Director, Agriculture CEE, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Staff • Ryan Seiger o Staff Director, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) • Rick Sasso o Chairman, MSC USA
• Tandy Bondi o Vice President, Public Affairs, Carnival
• Bill Bailey o Vice President, Government Affairs, Disney
• Eleni Kalisch o Vice President, Federal Affairs, Royal Caribbean
• Kelly Craighead o CEO, CLIA
• Mike McGarry o Senior Vice President, CLIA
Florida Ports Council • Juan Kuryla o Port Director/CEO, PortMiami o Chair, Florida Ports Council
• Amy Miller o Port Director, Port of Pensacola o Chair, Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council
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• Captain John Murray o Port Director/CEO, Port Canaveral
• Paul Anderson o President/CEO, Port Tampa Bay
• Diane Luensmann, o Vice President, Government and Strategic Communications, Port Canaveral
• David Anderton o Assistant Director, Port Everglades
• Justin Damiano o Director, Government Affairs, JAXPORT
• Basil Binns o Assistant Director, PortMiami
• Debra Owens o Director, Government Affairs and International Relations, PortMiami
• Ram Kancharla o Vice President, Planning and Development, Port Tampa Bay
• Clay Hollis o Chief of Staff, Port Tampa Bay
• Doug Wheeler o President/CEO, Florida Ports Council
• Mike Rubin o Vice President, Government Affairs, Florida Ports Council
• Lee Sandler o Founding Member, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
• Alice Ancona o Director, International Strategy & Policy, Florida Chamber of Commerce
• Drew Preston o Vice President, Associated Industries of Florida
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