Political Quotes

“I have heard from several of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle who are concerned about funding for the State maritime academies. As the gentlewoman knows, there are 65 ships ready to scrap and if a way could be worked out to allow these ships to be scrapped, the State maritime academies would be the beneficiaries of 25 percent of the proceeds. In addition, if the Maritime Administrator's request is agreed to, with respect to the ready reserve force, there would be just three ships to support under this account. But as we move into conference with the Senate on this bill and we receive additional clarification about the availability of these and other resources for the State academies, I will work with the gentlewoman and with the other Members concerned on this issue to try to address their concerns and to see what we can work out with the Senate on this important issue.”