Political Quotes

“Today we close a 3-year effort to fix a problem in State law that has led to scores of cruise ships bypassing my State of California, taking thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in needed revenue with them. Our ship, finally, has come in, and I thank my colleagues here who have helped bring the cruise ships back to the Golden State. The conference report the Coast Guard Authorization Act includes my legislation, the California Cruise Industry Revitalization Act, S. 138, that responds to pleas from ports in my State--and the California Legislature--to overturn a State law that has harmed the cruise ship industry and the hundreds of jobs it creates. The California Cruise Industry Revitalization Act has strong bipartisan support and no opposition. It affects only my State. I am thrilled to announce that because of our high-profile efforts to win this provision in the past week--either as part of the Coast Guard bill or the FAA bill--two major cruise lines have announced that they will return to the Port of San Diego by the end of the year, if this legislation passes.”