Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
If you think back to Captain Alfred Mahan and his theories, which were backed up by Teddy Roosevelt, we had to guarantee access to international markets as a maritime-dependent nation.
Said by
Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio emphasizes the importance of maritime access and historical theories on trade.

Share

More from Peter DeFazio

Sep 28, 2022

We delivered on the challenges to the transportation sector from COVID-19.

congress.gov
Nov 16, 2022

So, I guess that kind of raises the issue, which I will be passing on to Garret Graves, who I think will chair this committee in the future, of whether or not we should raise the passenger facility charge so we have a user fee which pays…

congress.gov
Sep 28, 2022

This Congress, we passed three bills that will grow the economy, strengthen our global competitiveness, create good-paying union jobs that can't be sent overseas, and make our communities more resilient--the American Rescue Plan Act, the…

congress.gov
Sep 28, 2022

I am proud of the work of this committee and this Congress, as a whole, for these last 2 years to break through that inertia and deliver for the American people.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation