John D. Porcari: “We don't have any portion of the transportation system that stands totally on its own legs financially.”

The Obama administration unequivocally supports the Jones Act and is committed to the continued success of the U.S. Merchant Marine.

I would point out that the national investment we have made in GPS, first from a military-only perspective and now from a combined military-civil perspective, has been enormous.

Again, what the sequester is in a part of a fiscal year, because three-quarters of our Department is exempt from it, is the equivalent of a 90 percent cut.

We would be derelict in our duty if we did not examine how these arbitrary and massive cuts will impact core Government services.