"We need to let them know what is available, and give them opportunities to be exposed to careers in this industry."
"I congratulate you on your efforts."
"I just find some things here a little bit contradictory."
"Once the President visited the day after a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh."
"The idea of Fix it First was: Look at that, and deal with it, maintain and rebuild in a resilient way our existing infrastructure."
"the type of standards that we see throughout surface transportation programs for instance, like strong Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Buy America provisions, must be included in cleaner energy projec..."
"Thank you, Chair DeFazio for your question."
"Thank you, Chairman Carbajal. Thanks for this important hearing today."
"All of the witnesses here before us today play a vital role--the Coast Guard, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Maritime Administration--in our Marine Transportation System."
"I would also like to congratulate--although she is not yet confirmed, I expect will be confirmed--Admiral Linda Fagan, who is not here today, as the next Commandant."
"There is not a lot more land area in L.A.-Long Beach, and it is a heck of a long steam up the Columbia River to Portland."
"I have witnessed steadfast leadership of MARAD's Acting Administrator, Ms. Lucinda Lessley, during this time."