Cory Booker actually said...

"I just want to jump in, if you don't mind, really quick, to some of New Jersey's specific issues that have me concerned."

"So, you know, the real Ranking Member and power on this committee, Senator Nelson--we talked about this question."

"The country's port vessels and merchant marine forces, we know, as has been said, are critical to this nation's economy."

"For many decades, the U.S. has relied on the U.S. Merchant Marine with its fleet of commercial vessels and crew of U.S. mariners to assist the military during times of war and national emergency."