Peter DeFazio actually said...

"I applaud President Biden for affirming support for the Jones Act; the industry needs strong Federal support in order to weather this storm."

"If we don't do this, we are going to have a bigger bill for Americans to pay later."

"It is urgent that we get this done before March 1st because people are going to be making life-changing decisions based on whether or not they have a job."

"Congress is an independent entity. So we are going to accomplish his goals and some of our own."