Peter DeFazio actually said...

"It is a fairly extraordinary day, but these are extraordinary times, and in order to get our work done, we have to take extraordinary measures."

"He painted a pretty grim picture of the conditions in the maritime industry, the loss of revenues and movement of freight and supplies."

"Thanks also for bringing up the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act. Yeah, I have been jumping on those who are looking at this as an opportunity to undermine the Jones Act and thus far we have been pr..."

"I am obviously still a bit dubious about cruise lines at the end of July, but I understand they are selling tickets and some of them do intend to sail."