"I have also always said that we need to get more mayors and local officials elected to Congress."
"I want to also commend the Biden Administration for reaching the historic August agreement with Australia and the U.K."
"I think that sounds right, and what do you think are the most important steps that Congress could take to actually build shipping capacity?"
"when we are talking about the capacity and the ability of the American shipbuilding to Chinese shipbuilding, no one certainly is going to argue that we do not have the best work force and that we do n..."
"the capacity and our ability to build ships is dramatically different, and I just want to remind us that, in China, they build on the commercial side approximately 1,000 ships a year."
"yes, our ships are better, our workers are better, but as far as who is building more ships and the capacity there is no question that over many decades, that has shifted, unfortunately, to China."
"I know the impacts of this pandemic and how destructive it can be on families."
"I am very concerned about the attack on vaccination efforts."
"To say, no, do not get the vaccine is completely irresponsible."
"I was mayor of Long Beach for the last eight years, so we have a large public health department, about half a million people, so I saw firsthand the impact of our vaccine rollout and how important it ..."
"In my city alone we lost 1,300 people from our community. We know that across the country, we have lost over 1.3 million American lives."
"I also agree that the Port Security Grant Program is critical for ports across the country."