Barbara Boxer

We call our ports a river highway.

We need this for the good of our Country, and we are going to always have these problems if we don't come together and keep our bargains.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Adequate investment can boost the economy and create jobs.

If you listen to John Kerry yesterday, which you did, he made an unbelievable speech, and I hope all colleagues would read it.

I look forward to working with you, Senator Whitehouse, to make sure that this bill reflects the priorities of your State.

If our roads and our waterways are clogged, we can't double exports.

We really want to reform this situation so we don't put somebody like Jo-Ellen Darcy in a tough situation.

I still note that 59 busiest ports have access to their full channel dimensions only 35 percent of the time.

There are no more earmarks, and we have to take care of our States.

We are still not spending the revenues that come in.

Increasing investment in ports and reforming the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund will be critical components of the next Water Resources Development Act.

The storm sounded the alarm that the Federal Government must invest in infrastructure to recover from the storm and build it stronger so we are prepared for the next storm.

I want to reiterate my strong support for the Rio Grande Environmental Management Program.

You think that is important for all the ports, not just our port? That is the point I am making.

It is not right. It would be as if we paid into the Highway Trust Fund and the money was used for something completely different.

We are optimistic that we can repeat last year's success on MAP-21.

His State is in jeopardy right now, we know that, because of what is happening with the rising sea levels.

It just seems so unfair to me when people pay into a fund and then the fund is not used for that purpose.

This President is doing more than any other president, there is no doubt, but we are in a bad situation here

The President is definitely moving in the right direction, but he still isn't using all the funds that come into the Trust Fund.

I am excited about the opportunity to work with him and other members of this Committee on this and many other water infrastructure issues.

I want to take this opportunity to urge both organizations to do their best together toward a resolution.

I am wondering if the Senator can finish in 5 minutes, and then I would speak, and then he can have more time.

So we have someone who understands the business side, the renter side, and the home ownership side. I am very proud this woman is a Californian. I know there are lots of issues within FHA, and we all have to work on them, and we have heard…