Political Quotes

“like my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I would like to rise today to thank both the chairman and ranking member, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. McDade] and the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio], for their fairness and courtesy to many Members, and also to the only Texas Member on the Subcommittee on Energy and Water, my colleague, the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Chet Edwards, who was instrumental in helping this project begin this year. The Port of Houston is so important to many levels, not only to the Houston region, but also to the State and outlining our Nation. More than 5,535 vessels navigate the channel. It is the eighth largest port in the world, and with this startup money for the 45-foot depth and the 520-feet widening, it is so important to be competitive in this day and time. In fact, yesterday's Journal of Commerce talked about the importance of ports being at least 45 feet in depth. Again, I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member and the staff working on this and appreciate the first money for the startup here, and we will be back again”