Mr. Chairman. so many things we do here in Washington are nonsensical. Our tax system is not competitive. our immigration system is not competitive. our regulatory system is not competitive. and our infrastructure is deteriorating. Our ports are certainly a very. very critical part of our infrastructure. When we have a situation where it takes 15plus years to get environmental permitting done for the Port Everglades. when we are on the fourth year of studying the Charleston portone of the most efficient ports on the East Coastand when it has been 10 years since we have had dredging funds for the small Port of Georgetown in my district. our infrastructure continues to deteriorate. the country becomes less competitive. and thousands more American jobs are lost.
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