Peter DeFazio: “It is important to hear--in this case, I am pleased we are hearing, actually--from a career staff as opposed to…”

Being Chair of the Committee over the past four years has been the highlight of my 36-year career.

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 idiots in the Senate have been unable to approve the Law of the Sea Treaty, so, we don't have full standing to object to Russia continually extending claims further and further into the Arctic region.