John D. Porcari: “I think the TIGER grants point the way to the future in intermodal transportation.”

To be clear, Mr. Nadler, for both the Portal Bridge and the tunnel, those projects cannot go forward without a Federal commitment.

We need to, as I have mentioned before, level the playing field so that jurisdictions throughout the country can make the choices that make sense to them.

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.

Why aren't we creating more U.S.-flag ships in this country? And what can we do to ensure that more of these ships are built and operated, owned and operated here?