Elaine Chao: “We want to work with Congress to position the Federal Government as a catalyst for safe, efficient technologies, not as…”

The national security provided by the Merchant Marine fleet of this country is part of the way that we are able to be effective overseas and protect this country.

the status quo is unacceptable.

Buy America squanders America's credibility on international trade.

Many of these regulations can slow down a project and stifle that economic progress, can create uncertainty for businesses, the project itself, increase the time it takes to construct the project, increase the cost of that project.