"we ought to actually see what they produce and then review what their products are."
"We have an $836 billion backlog on unmet capital investment needs for highways and bridges; nearly 140,000 bridges need repair or replacement."
"Over the past few years, 17 States have raised their gas tax, and nobody has been recalled."
"State-owned enterprises and governments that are acting in a mercantilist way are not really interested in competition."
"I am particularly interested in your description of the length of time it took to get certified to monitor the platforms in the gulf."
"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..."
"I mean, it is Pollyannaish to think, oh, these alliances are just to help make the industry more efficient."
"If those cuts are a reality, it would be perhaps the most laughable thing, but serious, unfortunately, about the so-called budget proposals."
"I really think that we need to revisit the act. We need to revisit the assumptions that we are creating efficiency in market forces here."
"We can't be the greatest nation on earth and a great maritime nation without any maritime under our own control."
"The rumored $1.3 billion cut to build a stupid wall that won't make our country any safer would just be outrageous."