Peter DeFazio: “Thirty-six years I have been here working these issues, and the forces of inertia and not getting things done in…”

We have to provide resources to the Coast Guard so they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their operational planning.

I still don't know why it happened.

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…