Let's find out afterwards. How much of the wetlands have we destroyed?

I am very disturbed at the general trend we have seen here, the mythology around the rule.

The IIJA funding is vital for upgrading our nation's clean water infrastructure so that we can realistically achieve the goal of making every body of water fishable and swimmable.

We must be vigilant to ensure that critical investments are targeted to address historically overlooked communities and regions.

He would be categorically exempt.

It was really, really poorly written.

Oversight of cargo preference laws is long overdue, and this hearing could not come at a better time.

It's imperative that we support these military servicemembers who courageously serve the needs of the nation.

We are still, obviously, in terms of our shoreside facilities, which impact your workforce dramatically, way, way, way behind.

I am really pleased to see that your intention is to make the workforce your highest priority.

For such a small service, the Coast Guard produces incredible results.

The Coast Guard is essential to protecting our marine environment, supporting the free flow of goods in our economy, keeping illegal drugs off our streets, and investigating maritime pollution incidents.

I am going to push just as hard to get this done faster.

It is not going to be acceptable.

I expect that we will hear some criticism from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but sadly, almost none of them here today or on this committee voted for this legislation.

The stakes are high. We want to get this money out. Inflation is eating into what we are going to be able to build.

Transportation is our single largest source of carbon pollution, and we do need to address that.

I drafted a House resolution that would have urged President Biden to do exactly that, to ban Russian oil.

I really appreciate the fact that the IIJA money is getting out the door at a record pace.

I will soon be sending a letter along with many of my colleagues to DOT in support of the Federal Highway Administration's proposed rule to track GHG emissions from on-road sources on the National Highway System.

The life-cycle cost of an EV is significantly less than a fossil fuel vehicle.

We want people just to think these things through. It is not a mandate but think about it as you move forward instead of doing the same thing again and again, which doesn't work.

There's no longer any doubt that the auto industry is going electric.

We think we have a safety responsibility to support Complete Streets.

Fix it first, do the critical maintenance we need to do, and then, secondly, when you are having a congestion problem, look and see what is the best solution.