David Vitter actually said...

"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."

"I want to particularly thank Mike for his very concrete, persuasive testimony."