Jerry Carl

So the taxpayers are paying to upgrade something that was supposed to work originally. That makes a lot of sense. I have been in business for years; trust me, that makes no sense in my mind. Zero.

We have to start planning much further out than the next election. And that is the problem we are having here in Congress.

We need help. We need the Gulf opened up. And the bureaucratic games that we are playing are not playing out well in the state of Alabama.

Americans are hurting. When the cost of fuel goes up, everything goes up: a loaf of bread, a pair of shoes, a car, everything.

When the environment takes preference over human life, and that is where we are at.

The people in Alabama and the people in this nation are frustrated, and they are mad.

I call on you to let us know what you need to defend this country, because that is all of our goals, Republicans and Democrats, defend this country.

If there's a need, let's build them.

Our withdrawal of Afghanistan indicates a completely avoidable failure of leadership and has made the world and our homeland less safe rather than more safe.

I'm personally tired of a defense budget process that does not supply our troops or meet our global defensive needs.

I challenge you to go to the Black community in Selma, Alabama. I challenge you to go there and tell them that they are going to have to buy a $60,000 electric car.

Restricting oil and gas production in federal waters will actually result in decreasing the total consumption of oil in the U.S.

We cannot wait any longer for the Port Everglades deepening and widening project to begin

We must take time to understand potential impacts this could have on our cherished coral reefs

We ask that the increased cost be approved through this WRDA bill, as was done for previous projects

Studies show similar barrier systems to the one we are requesting have an almost immediate return on investment.

I personally know far too well the devastating effects that hurricanes and large-scale flooding have on local economies and communities.

More importantly, we must also protect the millions of lives who depend on our full embrace of all forms of disaster prevention and resilience.

Additionally, it is imperative that we discuss the need for full-fledged support for the gulf coast seawall barrier, commonly known as the Ike Dike.

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, deepen, and dredge the port so that it…

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 and in the Nation.

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 Port Houston is fully supported in project financing through operations and maintenance.

Fixing that will be a top priority of mine throughout the development of a WRDA 2022 bill.

I have long been concerned that current river management practices prioritize fish and wildlife over the protection of people and property.