the gains are fragile and reversible.
The Afghan Government cannot afford to sustain its own forces.
Maine's groundfish industry is facing a great deal of uncertainty as it continues to move to a new management system.
I believe that Secretary Napolitano and the Administration have put forth a responsible budget request.
I am appalled that the Administration's new request for the Coast Guard is even worse.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, let me echo your praise of DHS efforts under the leadership of Secretary Napolitano in t...
If, in fact, we just passed a very limited bill that dealt only with information sharing and did not give the Department...
I am just very distressed by the cuts in the budget that affect the Coast Guard.
I do not understand the Administration's budget cuts that would eliminate the seventh and eighth National Security Cutte...
I do appreciate your leadership, particularly in the area of cybersecurity.
I think this is the threat where there is the biggest gap between the seriousness of the threat and how little we have d...
A thousand uniformed personnel to me is not a small cut.
I think the cuts in the Coast Guard are something that we are going to need to take a very close look at.
I think that is really unfortunate because so many of them work so hard with the best of motivations and intentions.
As Senator Collins noted, we also followed up on our 2011 report.
Think how much overhead we are paying for each box on the charts that we have passed out.
We must ask why such major changes are being proposed without advance consultation with local governments and the full r...
That trend is unacceptable and highlights the importance of investing in the Coast Guard modernization effort.
