Peter DeFazio

It was really, really poorly written.

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

So much of our society is dependent upon clean water: fishable, swimmable, drinkable, farmable.

I would like for all the waters of the U.S. to not be impaired.

Now, I agree with the ranking member when he says he wants it to be more effective. I do, too.

I have served here a long time, 36 years. We made one major attempt at reauthorizing the Clean Water Act when Bud Shuster was the chair.

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.

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.

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

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

It is not going to be acceptable.

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

I thank the gentleman. Since we have votes on the floor of the House, the committee shall stand in recess.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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