Elijah Cummings actually said...

Particularly in this economic climate, bureaucratic delays that may threaten a mariner's ability to work are completely unacceptable.

I want to, first of all, thank you for what you have been able to accomplish in a few months.

That is very significant because basically what you are saying is in those urgent situations, first of all, you try to prevent them;

I don't want this moment to go by without acknowledging what you all have accomplished. It has been just short of extraordinary.