Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, bipartisan legislation that will codify the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and increase the icebreaking capacity of the Great Lakes fleet. Icebreaking is critical for commerce in the Great Lakes, and increasing icebreaking capacity will help the many businesses and workers that rely on the maritime industry to transport their goods to market and grow our regional economy.
“Inadequate icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes is costing us thousands of American jobs and millions in business revenue. We must boost our icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes to keep our maritime commerce moving,”
“That shows this was a choice for financial gain,” Taylor told U.S District Judge James Peterson.
Nance’s age should also indicate a need for the eight-year sentence that Taylor requested. People generally “age out” of criminal activity, but Nance, who was convicted of crack cocaine distribution 14 years ago in Pennsylvania, escalated his criminality, telling police he sold about a half-pound of meth every three to four days.
Peterson characterized Nance’s meth trafficking as not a huge amount, “but really significant for this area and a sharp increase for other cases he had seen.
“This was not a small-time operation here,” Peterson said.