Political Quotes

On the recordJune 27, 2012
I will just close by saying that I can appreciate the gentlewoman from California's passion on this issue. I, too, see the great ports of California and throughout the Nation and the need to have an overall freight policy, and I look forward to working with her in the future on this very important issue. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to instruct. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
Said by
Jeff Denham
Republican · California

Share & report

More from Jeff Denham

Sep 25, 2017

I support the 21st Century AIRR Act, H.R. 2997. This is something that needs to get done. We need to solve our problems for America's airlines and our passengers who are traveling across the country. This is a short-term extension, but we…

govinfo.gov
Dec 13, 2017

Today, I rise to honor a true friend and advocate of agriculture. For the past 8 years, Paul Wenger has led the California Farm Bureau with passion and dedication, ensuring that one of our State's most vital industries remains at the…

govinfo.gov
Nov 4, 2015

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would note that 90 percent of the trucking industry is represented--not necessarily in terms of volume, but in terms of value--by…

govinfo.gov
Dec 3, 2015

It is so bad that we don't allow school buses on this. We have passenger cars as well as trucks--trucks that carry goods through Modesto and through our community--yet it is unsafe for school buses and our kids. This much-needed bridge…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation