09/18/2023
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"If I didn't agree to this, I would just tell the committee Members, we would not have had anybody from the Department of Homeland Security show up at the committee today."
"I personally believe that the Jones Act is a very critical component of America's maritime heritage."
"They were saying that the Jones Act actually hindered the clean-up efforts, and had a lot of--created a lot of the confusion in the Gulf."
"In reality, the Jones Act had no impact on response operations."