John Garamendi

I think that is what I heard.

There is nobody else in this room that has the experience that the two of you have in working with these.

I thank you for conducting the hearing. I look forward to working with you as this hearing proceeds.

It is important that we understand how the rule is working, how the industry is adapting during its transition to meet the low-sulfur fuel standards.

That is a major economic problem for the area that I represent, the San Francisco Bay and the delta.

As I have stated before, making sure that the Federal regulations are targeted, fair, and reasonable is necessary to ensure that the ongoing recovery of the U.S. economy continues to gain traction and that the U.S. maritime industry…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We are going back and forth with a lot of numbers here, and there's something we need to understand. The allocation is a number that is taken from the nature of the--that the water year is supposed to…

We continually hear about the 800,000 acre-feet. Indeed, there is 800,000 acre-feet. It is not out to the ocean; It is into the delta. That water is available for a variety of purposes, including Contra Costa, the entire East Bay, and…

One thing we know for certain is that the GPS system is going to go down, some time, some place, in a very inopportune moment.

I am particularly interested in the way in which you have this public-private partnership in the bay area. Is that a model for other places?

But there is a opportunity here for public-private partnership.

Before I begin, I do want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for following through on my request to convene this morning's hearing.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I will try to be brief, because I really want to hear from the witnesses here.

At the end of the day, we have been reducing the amount of money available for almost all infrastructure.

The issue of dredging is really an issue of Congress. We authorize and we haven't authorized much recently.

I thank you for the hour, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Thank you so very much for your work on the appropriations and pushing these issues along. Representative Mike Honda from California has been working on the issues of education for many, many years and has some insights into how this issue…

If I might interrupt for a moment. I am highly motivated. My wife of almost 48 years now and my five daughters keep my constantly abreast of this issue.

Those statistics are a wake-up call for America. More than half the population are female, and yet our policies are not women-friendly policies. Our laws are not women-friendly laws, and we need to change that. I would like now to yield to…

Mr. Horsford, thank you so very, very much. Mr. Tonko, thank you. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to present a true American agenda. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Mr. Tonko, somehow I knew from previous experience here on the floor that you were going to mention the Erie Canal.

I am delighted that you came here. I think the people of America as they come to know you over the years that you will serve here in Congress will share that delight, your wisdom, your ability to articulate key issues. Thank you so very…

Mr. Horsford, thank you very much for bringing to us the message from Nevada, the message of compassion and the message of hope and the challenge that we face. This House is fortunate, as are the constituents that have elected you, to have…

Thank you, Mr. Waxman, for bringing up the leadership that China has. I notice that the leader of our hour talked about China's leadership in another field. Let me turn back to our leader, Representative Speier.

They are $51 billion. We are going through this budget exercise where, by the way, the sequestration cut continues, although the across-the-board is eliminated. Half of the sequestration cut will continue because of this budget, but we…