tanks and aircraft. all kidding aside, he s come off the sidelines. he retired. he helped us get ahead of the challenges that arise at our ports, our railroads and on the road. this is about reducing costs for families. you know, i have to admit to you a lot of us elected officials have been in office for a while. every once in a while something you learn makes you viscerally angry, like if you had the person in front of you, you d want to pop him. i really mean it. there are nine major ocean line shipping companies that ship from asia to the united states. nine. they formed three consortiums. these companies have raised their prices by as much as 1,000%. so everything coming from asia, they get 90 something percent of stuff coming from asia. they ve raised it by 1,000%. that s why i called on congress and they re foreign owned shipping companies that raised their prices while raking in just last year $190 billion in profit. a seven-fold increase in one year. seven-fold inc
concerned about this and ensuring that we have a credible plan to ensure that where there are policies and humanitarian aid can get in, they become longer so more it can get in. they are a stepping stone to a cessation to the fighting which is going to be needed and also a stepping stone to a political pathway to the two state solution. that is what i m focused on. i think across the country most people would say that is the right focus and the sooneras say that is the right focus and the sooner as we can get as many people focused on that, making a difference on the ground, then the better. in on the ground, then the better. in terms of that, are you concerned she might lose more front bench people to this issue. this might lose more front bench people to this issue- to this issue. this isn t a question ofthe to this issue. this isn t a question of the management to this issue. this isn t a question of the management of to this issue. this isn t a question of the manage