"We appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to hearing any updates from the Federal Maritime Commission."
"I want to commend you for the work that you did for the Commission's rule. It provided for demurrage and detention guidelines, so ocean carriers can know what is reasonable, what is not."
"These conditions are taking a toll on West Coast exporters, including producers of citrus, almonds, walnuts, tomatoes, timber, seed, and hay."
"And we would take prompt and decisive action if we heard about any carrier actually retaliating against any exporter or any other supply chain actor for coming to the FMC."
"The maritime supply chain is critical to America's economy and national security, and that point could not be more evident than it is today."
"I support what the ranking member just said, in terms of potentially moving toward a solution to this issue."
"These delays are increasing costs for smaller exporters."
"I don't think this hearing could have come at a more appropriate time."
"called on the FMC to ensure that ocean carriers are abiding by U.S. law and are not engaging in unjust and unreasonable shipping practices"
"Sometimes it takes a major disruption to highlight vulnerabilities."
"It is absolutely critical to our economy."