I was there in April with others to commission the first fast response cutter, the Bernard C. Webber.
We need some more funding in our society, in our budget, and that is where the problem is.
It's like deja vu, all over again.
Every year, Presidents submit budgets that are inadequate for the Coast Guard, and every year, Congress steps in to fort...
It has been a very good hearing, and I thank the members for coming and paying such close attention to this important bu...
Please look at those U.S. vessels first, and only if you have to, please, use those foreign vessels.
I think the American people will continue to be surprised that the United States of America does not have a capital budg...
This misguided 'cut at any cost' approach has forced this year's reduction in the budget request for the Coast Guard.
I believe the top line given to the Coast Guard in the President's budget is just not adequate.
The Coast Guard, as you know, I have said to you many times, both in private and public, will forever be in my heart and...
somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.
the bill you refer to as statutory is the National Flood Insurance Program, which has not been authorized for quite a wh...
I think we are going to have to find a way forward.
Clearly, major refineries, major pipelines, utilities.
But the equipment side of the Coast Guard is a serious issue.
What I want to make sure is that whatever we do, we are really recognizing the importance of local government in charge ...
It is going to be hard for us to hire people at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
We need that bill, and we need an approach that requires the core critical infrastructure of this country to unanimously...
