Rick Larsen actually said...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee on behalf of high priority project requests.

Piracy off of Somalia has recently emerged as a serious and growing threat to shipping.

The previous Administration has left us with defense spending plans that are both unsustainable and unrealistic.

I think, geographically, we are the farthest north and west in the lower 48 that you can get from this place.