Retiring U.S. Rep. Frank
LoBiondo was starting to clear out his Mays Landing office Tuesday
morning, then headed to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Donald
Trump in the Oval Office.
The
meeting, to sign the $10 billion Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
Authorization Act into law, was closed to the press, said LoBiondo chief
of staff Jason Galanes.
Passed
with bipartisan support, the measure provides $7.9 billion for
operating expenses and $2.9 billion for construction, renovation and
facilities improvement, according to LoBiondo.
LoBiondo is a senior member of the House Coast Guard & Maritime
Transportation Subcommittee known for his support for the Coast Guard.
It's unclear whether any of the
funds will be directed to Training Center Cape May — the Coast Guard's
only training center and its fifth-largest base in the U.S.
Galanes said it will be up to the Coast Guard to develop spending priorities for the construction portion of the funding.
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