We have an $8 billion surplus. We are not spending that money for the purpose it was intended.

those things help speed up the infrastructure and the flow of goods.

I really appreciate everyone coming here today and listening to your testimony, and I, too, always want to give a shout out to Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Rahall for agreeing to impanel us to, as I understand, the first time come…

I am a big believer in spending the money that we are collecting for the purpose for which it was collected.

I have always been told that the number one reason cargo is diverted is... because of landside congestion.

I think for all of us this hearing is providing an opportunity to figure out how safety, of course, is a priority.

Isn't it great that we have all these Congress Members from across this country spending 3 days here to really see for themselves how important our ports and our transportation system is to the entire country?

the issues we put on the table are issues that are national in nature, and not only specific to southern California.

I think we have to use our infrastructure smarter before we can expect to build out some of our infrastructure.

I think we are going to have to be real with building projects and how that impacts our communities, and I think we do have to have mitigation.

I have always felt like a percentage of the customs district revenue ought to be spent where it is collected for improving the infrastructure.