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...
If Congress approves the President's request, the DHS budget will fall for the third straight year.
the bill you refer to as statutory is the National Flood Insurance Program, which has not been authorized for quite a wh...
Secretary Napolitano, you lead a Department of 230,000 men and women who are on the front lines every day protecting our...
These budget constraints are really constraining a part of the budget that at least our States rely on significantly.
What occurs to me is that the National Guard, along with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, by having bas...
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.
