Peter DeFazio actually said...

We cannot, and should not, have to compete with foreign-flag vessels that are flagged in countries that really don't exist, like Liberia.

DeFazio emphasizes the need to protect U.S. maritime interests against foreign competition.

02/08/2021

More Peter DeFazio Quotes

I urge the STB to incentivize the railroads to act like railroads, and not Wall Street cash cows.

Let me be crystal clear that if the STB doesn't move more quickly to rise to the occasion, this committee will legislate.

The rail system is broken, and it needs fixing. We need you to fix it, or we will.

Rail labor and shippers really haven't agreed on many things, but they both recommend that we do a better job of defining the common carrier...