Elaine Chao: “Drones and unmanned aircraft will be a part of the airspace in the future, which is why the administration is making…”

The national security provided by the Merchant Marine fleet of this country is part of the way that we are able to be effective overseas and protect this country.

This is an opportunity for bipartisan agreement and for us to all work together to build a better America.

I think regulations need to be based on sound science, real data, to ensure that the best regulations are put forward that indeed will be effective and help to promote the ultimate goal.

Many of these regulations can slow down a project and stifle that economic progress, can create uncertainty for businesses, the project itself, increase the time it takes to construct the project, increase the cost of that project.