John Garamendi

How many times do we have to talk about the SIOP [Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan] program.

I would like you to quickly provide us with assurance that these are high priorities.

We need to make sure that the departments are looking at all of the opportunities and engaged in all of these areas.

There ought to be a law.

Can I be your partner as you explore all of those issues? Very, very important. We have to do that.

We need to pay attention to that.

It turns out that the acceptance of risk is really risky and leads to a significant degradation of the readiness of the troops.

There is always more to do, and so, we are going to be working diligently together on the Department's infrastructure.

I like your priorities. I like what you have laid out.

We have myriad examples of extraordinary, serious violent threats targeting school board officials that should be of concern to everyone.

The lawful First Amendment protection activity should never be subject to prosecution.

The Subcommittee on Readiness continues its works to ensure that our bases and our personnel are prepared for anything, from climate change to floods, fires, housing, and the like. Mr. Speaker, as I look at you there on the podium, I am…

The Coast Guard has its Arctic strategy. The Air Force, the Army, and the Navy have an Arctic strategy, which, perhaps you agree with me or not, are sophomoric, maybe freshman.

I am very disappointed. I am very, very disappointed.

Don't dance with us. Give us the specific information we need to make it happen.

You are authorized and you have money to build an icebreaker. What is the status of that project?

The Arctic should be on all of our minds. I know the Coast Guard has been trying to provide the necessary activities in the Coast Guard for a long time, and, unfortunately, has not been able to develop the necessary vessels, basically…

I am pretty damn tired of the dancing around.

You have got to come to us with a solid plan.

I can think of no better way to honor JFK's vision than for this Congress to pass the bipartisan Peace Corps Reauthorization Act and advance the Peace Corps into the 21st century. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to pass this important…

I believe that we need a new law.

We need what I would call a national maritime security policy that would go beyond the subject matter of this issue.

We must write a new law. This simply has not worked. We are well into two decades of failure.

I thank the many Members of Congress who worked to authorize the medal--including particularly Congressman John Garamendi--for your leadership.

I intend to introduce legislation, look forward to working with the committee and with you and the other American shippers to make it clear that the cargo preference laws are the laws and that the ambiguity, confusion, and total disregard…