Peter DeFazio: “We must pass a surface transportation bill before October 1st of this year. We must.”

As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe.

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…

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

I still don't know why it happened.