"I am fighting for a new Great Lakes icebreaker to be funded in our current budget reconciliation bill."
"If a second heavy icebreaker had been available last winter, the Coast Guard could have provided more flood relief more quickly."
"Initial procurement costs for major programs like shipbuilding are only a part of the total life cycle cost."
"Come out, speak out and engage as if it was your right to do so because it is."
"He also underscored the very real importance and utility of a functional Human Rights Council, which at its best prompts investigation of abuses in places such as Syria and North Korea."
"Nations such as Venezuela, with abysmal human rights records, have no place on a Council dedicated to promoting those rights."
"As long as it persists, I will take every opportunity to demand an end to this bias, to insist on the fair treatment of Israel like any other country."
"We are going to need a lot more pipefitters and plumbers in order to get rid of all of our lead laterals in 8 years."
"We have some ambitious plans on a bipartisan basis to pass the Endless Frontiers Act and deal with supply chain issues."
"Like many of you, I view this pandemic as an opportunity to reset and make us better prepared going forward."
"I have long prioritized the need to prepare for a pandemic influenza and have worked with Members of this Committee... on that mission."