"I want to know, how do we move forward?"
"My bill is called Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, and in the Senate, Senator Merkley and myself are reintroducing that bill this year."
"I think we are going to enjoy working with you, and I think you are going to bring a certain amount of humor to this subcommittee."
"It is an incredibly important program. It was initiated based on its statements that it made by the Department of Defense warning of our almost total reliance on foreign vessels that supply the milita..."
"I think that answers the question, everything with regard to operations in how we have been impacted, PPEs, workforce retention, infrastructure repair, and so forth and so forth."
"I believe that this committee, and certainly Chairman DeFazio, has indicated we will be supportive of the need for vaccinations and testing for the maritime industry."
"I think it is fair to say that we are seeing that in many gateways, but more particularly in southern California."
"Workers on the front line, they are putting themselves at risk so that we can move vital goods across our country."
"Please pass that bill so we can get the vaccines deployed to our cities, towns, and villages across the country."
"As Congress continues the process of developing the next COVID-19 relief package, it is critical that this package include emergency relief for our Nation's maritime transportation system."
"We tend to focus more on the source, rather than emissions."