Political Quotes

Last Thursday was a tragic day for the American maritime community and America. El Faro, an American flagship en route to Puerto Rico, was lost in Hurricane Joaquin and, with it, its 33 crew, including 28 Americans. In the hours after we…

Again, I want to thank the gentleman from West Virginia and my colleague from California (Mr. Garamendi) and the great staffs that spent time on this and, of course, the great Howard Coble, who said in one of his elections probably about…

The roads, bridges, and other infrastructure projects we seek to advance in the legislation before us today require a steady supply of aggregate and gravel. Without it, we might as well not even be here debating this legislation. In fact…

I am voting for this bill overall. In California, we don't drill anymore, and we are cutting down on our refineries even, but this is important for the Nation. One big part of this bill is the Maritime Security Program. If you don't know…