"Mass transit remains our best current and especially long-term option to provide efficient and reliable transportation in our urban core."
"It is a critical decision not just for Puerto Rico but for our country."
"Aloha and mahalo for the opportunity to update the committee on key transportation and infrastructure issues and needs from my home State of Hawaii."
"As an island State, Hawaii is uniquely challenged by the growing threats of climate change."
"I urge the Committee to continue to support new technologies and strategies and projects to meet this challenge."
"I highlighted the importance of the vast Pacific Islands region and urged this committee and Congress to pursue efforts to broaden and deepen our engagement in this critical part of the world."
"Thank you for the opportunity to again testify before the committee."
"We followed with the introduction of H.R. 7797, our Boosting Long-Term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Act, otherwise titled the BLUE Pacific Act."
"I reject the increasingly popular view that federal deficits and debt no longer matter."
"The current escalation in our federal debt is unsustainable over time and will increasingly harm our country across the board."
"Our debt now exceeds $28 trillion, doubling in just the last decade alone."