"There is going to be a lot of discussion about this problem. We have already spent several hours at it."
"Importing into the United States is not a right, but it is an opportunity, and it has to be an opportunity that is fair both to the importers and the exporters."
"The Ocean Shipping Reform Act... provides a mechanism in which the Federal Maritime Commission can operate to create a fair playing field."
"We hope to move this bill expeditiously before the Christmas holidays. It may not solve the problem, but it will certainly be a wakeup call, or a slap across the bow of the ocean carriers and those th..."
"The committee takes this issue extremely seriously, and we will be looking for short-term and long-term solutions."
"One solution NACD encourages this Committee to advance is the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R.4996), introduced by Representatives Garamendi (CA) and Johnson (SD)."
"This bill would be the first major update to federal law on global shipping since 1998 and aims to address the unfair playing field in which ocean shippers have been forced to operate."
"Congress and the Administration must address the ports issues or shipping delays may also negatively impact future trade negotiations with Southeast Asian trading partners."
"I think it is important to put some priority on the lock system on our--in our ports."
"An 80,000 shortage of truck drivers, that is a grave concern."
"When the supply chain fails, it hits our community first, and it hits us the hardest."
"the status quo is not sustainable."