Peter DeFazio actually said...

"I am pleased that today we are jointly sending a letter to President Trump, urging him to fully utilize the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as a part of his $1 trillion infrastructure plan."

"I believe there are unnecessary delays and impediments due sometimes to bureaucracy and to, you know, misguided regulations."

"I also caution that you don't swing to the other extreme, which is, you know, we are just going to facilitate projects, whether or not they are well thought-out."

"Let's spend the tax for the purpose for which it was collected, deal with the maintenance backlog in our harbors, and more efficiently move freight."