Peter DeFazio: “I believe that it would be an extraordinary mistake for this Congress to accede to the demands that popped out of the…”

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

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.

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

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…