David Vitter actually said...

"the Administration only spends roughly half that amount for harbor maintenance."

"every time a vessel's draft is decreased by one foot on the lower Mississippi because of under-maintained waterways, this costs shippers about $1 million against the value of their cargo."

"I am very excited to be here. I am very excited to be Ranking Member, and I am very excited about our partnership on infrastructure issues."

"I think it is a commonsense nonstarter to even have that discussion if half of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is being diverted for unrelated purposes."