12/12/2017
https://congress.gov...
"We are the greatest Nation on Earth. And to sit here and watch our industry die makes absolutely no sense to me."
"Obviously, we are not doing something right. Do you guys have any suggestions for how we can make our American commercial fleet more competitive in the world?"
"Seems like the Jones Act is--it seems like we are backing up. I mean, clearly, this is not working. What can we do? How can we make ourselves more competitive?"
"I don't think I have ever seen a more clear example of a failure of a protectionist policy, and I really don't want to sit here and continue what we are doing and watch our maritime industry disappear..."