Peter DeFazio actually said...

"We can't be the greatest nation on earth and a great maritime nation without any maritime under our own control."

"We need to maintain America's lead in aviation and aerospace, and that is going to require a much more nimble and proactive FAA."

"It is not going to solve any national security problem but it would open up the same route the Germans used to invade France to drug smugglers, human smugglers, and potentially terrorists trying to ge..."

"If those cuts are a reality, it would be perhaps the most laughable thing, but serious, unfortunately, about the so-called budget proposals."