I want to hear you say we have resolved the backlog.
I fully understand why we need to get to the bottom of any existing medical situation that could compromise safe transpo...
But don't make it so he has to stop working, he can no longer do his job just because of an administrative situation.
We have got to make it as easy as we possibly can. We have got to go by the rules, as far as mariners are concerned, to ...
I just want you to let us know what is your number one thing that you want them to do?
This is not a bash the Coast Guard hearing. This is about how do we work with the Coast Guard so that they can accomplis...
This is my frustration, you see? This is why I set deadlines, because over and over again--you go ahead.
I take it that you are trying to make sure that, in the process of doing that job--and this is to all of you--that they ...
We simply cannot afford to have one single person out of work because the Government cannot get its act together.
I think we need to resolve it, because the one thing we don't want to do is we don't want it to get worse.
I want to thank you, Ranking Member, for your statement, and I certainly join you in your words...
I don't want one person losing one hour of work because of something that the Government failed to do.
I just believe that we can do it.
How are we coming with regard to training of personnel?
We expect the Coast Guard to be able to look and see certain things coming.
Admiral Cook, I had asked you about some type of timetable to deal with the backlog.
Tell me something, why is it that the time required by the Coast Guard to process an application appears to have lengthe...
I would suggest that you take a look at his testimony; it is very good.
