Now we know that, unfortunately, for many Americans living in poverty, especially those without stable housing, mail and the delivery of mail is very difficult.

I have also always said that we need to get more mayors and local officials elected to Congress.

I think that sounds right, and what do you think are the most important steps that Congress could take to actually build shipping capacity?

I am very concerned about the attack on vaccination efforts.

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 was to public health.

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.

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.

I want to also commend the Biden Administration for reaching the historic August agreement with Australia and the U.K.

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.

To say, no, do not get the vaccine is completely irresponsible.

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 not have the best military anywhere in…

I know the impacts of this pandemic and how destructive it can be on families.