"Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced legislation last Congress that all rail labor unions and shipper groups from a wide array of industries, including the American Chemistry Council (ACC) endorsed."
"The idiots in the Senate have been unable to approve the Law of the Sea Treaty, so, we don't have full standing to object to Russia continually extending claims further and further into the Arctic reg..."
"The Coast Guard does not have the privilege of ignoring the significant and consequential impacts that climate change is having on our environment."
"We have to provide resources to the Coast Guard so they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their operational planning."
"As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe."
"Being Chair of the Committee over the past four years has been the highlight of my 36-year career."
"I still don't know why it happened."
"I think there is going to be a lot of work coming."
"I just really think, even when we finally get to three functional, modern, major icebreakers, I mean, you still have the Antarctic mission and other things."
"Well, thanks, Chair Larsen, for calling this important hearing on improving the air travel experience for passengers with disabilities."
"I was a rehabilitation counselor. So, I am quite familiar with some of the struggles."
"It is not excusable for this to be happening. These are special items, sometimes irreplaceable or nearly irreplaceable items and certainly in the short term. This has got to change."