"The defense of the Arctic cannot take place without a PSC."
"Ultimately, it is going to come down to money here."
"Oh, Russia is a problem. The National Defense Strategy says there are two major conflicts potential, one Russia, one China."
"It always comes down to money, doesn't it? And the problem is not the Coast Guard. It is not the shipyards. The problem are 435 Members of Congress and 100 Senators and a President."
"It is all about cargo."
"The analysis is not valid."
"We could do that. It is all about choices, folks."
"The money is there. The question is, where are we going to spend it?"
"The problem is us. And we are either going to decide to build icebreakers or build a wall, and we are going to do it in the next 2 weeks."
"We really ought to subpoena Mulvaney."
"The House decided to spend $5 billion on a goddamn wall that won't do a thing to protect America."