How do we mesh this all together?
Well, I share your concern about our preparedness and we want to work with those that will follow you to ensure that we are ready to the ful...
We have got over 60 percent of the national fishing totals for the Nation up there within our industry.
I would like to have a discussion with you on that or whoever that you should designate because we do want to make sure that these vessels t...
You have clearly a resource gap that will impact our ability to provide for the level of service necessary and impact the economy there.
I am greatly concerned about the decommissioning of this cutter and the negative impacts that we could potentially see on the safety and sec...
There is a very real concern that it is going to make it impossible or exceptionally difficult for the Coast Guard to meet its already very ...
I remain concerned, though. We're moving forward with the Arctic study that the Coast Guard is moving.
The problem they have is that program was extremely complex.
If we don't have the folks within the industry that can hang on, then you aren't able to do the retooling.
I want to thank you for scheduling the hearing.
When are we going to see this transition plan?
I think we recognize that the bulk of the Tongass is just clearly not accessible by--without some additional road funding.
I leave the hearing this morning perhaps more frustrated than when I came in.
Is definitely different.
I would certainly hope that you would work to protect the settlement agreement that was reached with regards to the Tongass.
We won't have any money to build the road, though.
I want to make sure that I understand that, with this budget, that is--that, in fact, the direction that is being taken with the budget is t...