"I have proposed a dedicated funding stream for freight transportation so that projects can address bottlenecks and deficiencies in our goods movement network, and that they can be financed by users of the freight infrastructure."
"I am an unabashed supporter, unabashed supporter of the U.S. merchant marine, U.S. maritime interests, and the Jones Act."
"To direct the Director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create a Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program."
"It is long overdue."
"I think you are all experts, there is a lack of information out there."
"It should be no different for gold, silver, copper, or any other minerals."
"It is simply long past time for the American people to get their fair share for the sale of minerals that actually belong to them."
"It is long past time to seriously reform hardrock mining laws in this country."
"I want to kind of explore this idea about how long it takes to get a mining permit, not so much to put people on the spot, but to get a better understanding of what is really going on, and what some o..."
"the West has been settled."
"It is time to move on."