Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 3395, as amended, requires a study on the implication of foreign ownership of marine terminals at United States container ports. Not only will the study examine the nationality of the firms owning marine terminals at 15 of the largest United States ports, but it will also specifically focus on whether ownership is held by entities or nationals of countries adversarial to our Nation, including affiliations with China or Russia. Further, the study will assess whether Port Infrastructure Development Grant and Port Security Grant funds have been awarded to ports that are wholly or partially foreign-owned. These findings will help the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure hold the administration accountable for how Federal funds are allocated and inform the committee's work on the efficient movement of goods through the supply chain. I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Auchincloss) for introducing this bill. As a supply chain logistics professional in my prior life, I understand how critical this is to our Nation's infrastructure and to our economic prosperity moving forward in the future. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.”