Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"To keep goods moving in the future, we must invest in our freight infrastructure now."

"Freight chokepoints can put huge delays and additional costs on the transportation of goods."

"the movement of containers or trailers or other non-bulk cargo by vessel between continental U.S. ports... is subject to the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT)."

"I think that upon investigation you would find that probably less than 2 percent of all cargo is now moved on inland waterways."