I understand the chair of the Committee when he talks about the need to make cuts. The deficit issues that we are facing...
You are asked to do more with less, and being stretched thin.
We're far below the 300-ship Navy that was the original goal.
I've said this time and again, given the age of the vessels.
It is regrettable, because this is one of the things we tried to avoid in the past.
I'm very grateful to the Congress for providing all the money in the 2011 budget so that we could award NSC number 5 thi...
I appreciate that.
So, we cannot continue to heap mission upon mission onto the Coast Guard without increasing its resources.
The common theme emerging is that for years we've asked the Coast Guard to save American lives and natural resources on ...
Unfortunately, yes, it was a significant setback.
That is one of the things we tried to resolve with the Deepwater acquisition program reforms, was to make sure you recei...
I appreciate, Mr. Chairman, your leadership, and for convening this hearing to discuss the future of our nation's most v...
Unfortunately, the level of procurement never sustained even a 300-ship Navy.
Last year, as you know, in Congress we passed the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act which addressed some ongoing concerns ...
It is important because in New England the commercial fishing industry continues to have the highest fatality rate of an...
You are the best advocates for funding for diabetes research that we could possibly have.
It is my hope that Congress will continue to support research at NIH, specifically the Special Diabetes Program.
How important is it for Congress to do multiple years as opposed to year-to-year renewals of funding?
