Jerry Carl actually said...

"We must ensure that Port Houston is fully supported in project financing through operations and maintenance."

"The port is a keystone of American critical infrastructure, whose value is especially critical in times of great national security threat."

"We must ensure that our area has the resources it needs to protect the Greater Houston and Galveston regions' manufacturing, retail, agriculture, business, energy, and military supply chains in Texas ..."

"I come before you to request that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers take up our delegation's request for taking on the assumption and maintenance of Project 11, the port's large-scale project to widen,..."