Ed Emmett
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"Edward Martin Emmett", known as "Ed Emmett", has been since 2007 the administrative county judge of Harris County, Texas/Harris County, Texas. From 1979 to 1987, he was a Republican Party (United States)/Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, first from District 78 from 1979 to 1983 and then newly numbered District 127 from 1983 until 1987.

After a twenty-year hiatus from politics, he returned to elective office to head the five-member Harris County Commissioners Court, based in Houston, Texas/Houston. Harris is the largest county by population in Texas.

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The members of Congress who have been involved with this legislation deserve the gratitude of U.S. businesses engaged in international commerce. This bill is a giant step forward in the effort to deregulate ocean liner shipping.

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