Peter DeFazio: “I urge this Congress to reject the President's vision and to work with our side on the aisle to make real, substantial…”

The Coast Guard does not have the privilege of ignoring the significant and consequential impacts that climate change is having on our environment.

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.

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…

We have to provide resources to the Coast Guard so they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their operational planning.