Joe Courtney

I am concerned and disturbed that our Commander in Chief has barely acknowledged that attack, much less condemned it.

If we understand section 1189 correctly, nothing in S. 612 gives any States any new rights by which to impose its own water quality standards on any other State. Rather, section 1189 is simply a restatement of current law under the Clean…

Again, I want to thank the ranking member's support for my amendment and also the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for his support. I want to express my deepest condolences for his loss. Mr. Chairman, I yield…

We are not measuring twice here. That is not the way this is moving forward.

It is a cautionary tale for all of us in terms of just, you know, using the lame duck session as a vehicle to make a change that is just that widespread in terms of impact on retirees.

The fact of the matter is this process is over, in terms of really what the language is going to look like.

The bottom line is here, we are talking about doing something that affects millions of people and, you know, it is handle with care for all the reasons that you have all said from both sides of the issue here.

I want to thank all the witnesses here. I mean, this is obviously a very serious group of individuals who are sincere and thoughtful in terms of the hard work that you have done.

I mean, we really need to get off the bench and get into the arena in terms of having an impact on critical decisions.

We are just paying an enormous price in terms of American credibility, moral authority, and our ability to act in the region effectively.

The advantages far outweigh the status quo in terms of the U.S., again, becoming a full signatory.

So even though we obviously have a national interest, which all of the witnesses have talked about in that part of the world--we are a Pacific nation--the fact of the matter is is that we, again, couldn't file a complaint.

I think we will make a good record.

Thank you for your great work on this subcommittee.

Great. Well, again, thank you to both of you. I mean, your testimony has just been really very focused and clear.

Your comments on continuous production as we go into conference is extremely helpful.

The record that is being created is incredibly important and useful.

The fact that anybody who manages an agency or department wasn't aware of that kind of caseload disparity, I mean, that just screams out dysfunction when you just look at those numbers.

There were three unsuccessful attempts that were rebuffed by the country of Haiti, and a decision was made by really lower-level folks that, again, he should not be detained any further because there did not appear to be a likelihood of…

I would just say anyone who reads the IG's report and compares it with the opening testimony, it paints a far different picture in terms of what the IG found.

And it is obviously something that in Connecticut people are watching intensely and again are still very frustrated about sort of the unfolding facts that have emerged since that horrific incident occurred.

We have to at some point at least acknowledge that we should not allow foreign countries to import dangerous criminals to our country.

If we cut off funding to countries that are not doing the right thing and not taking back criminals from their own countries who are here illegally, I think in a heartbeat they will respond to that.

It is time for this country to move forward and ratify UNCLOS.

The question is whether or not that same standard, which we scrupulously followed, is going to be adhered to in the South China Sea.