The decision to build out an 11-ship fleet is a generational investment in American presence in the high latitudes, and Maine offers the Coast Guard an ideal Atlantic homeport from which to project that presence.

“My bill uses the date it is manufactured to provide a fair, predictable standard that helps distributors, gives contractors certainty, and keeps equipment available for American families.”

250 years later, that document continues to serve as our guiding light.

These allegations are appalling. Nevertheless, it is not up to me to choose the Democratic nominee for Senate.

Geography makes the case on its own. Maine is the closest point in the continental United States to the Arctic, giving an Atlantic-based cutter the shortest transit to its operating areas.

I told Platner directly he should 'step aside.'

(Data centers are a) global phenomenon, and being a leader in this important area is good for America’s national security and for Virginia’s economy.

As the Coast Guard makes homeporting decisions for the cutters still to come, I urge you to make Maine a top choice.

These new examples are more evidence that greedy contractors are scamming our military and wasting taxpayer dollars.

These revelations make real the concerns that we have previously raised about your complete ‘disregard for the strategic, legal, and moral imperative to minimize civilian harm.’

Our founding fathers took an incredible risk by standing up to a king.

I will always work hand-in-hand with Taiwan and our other partners throughout the region to tackle our shared challenges, strengthen security and build a more prosperous future.

Congress must have a steady vision for supporting Taiwan’s democracy and self-defense for the long haul.

No other state offers this combination of Arctic proximity, deep-water access, shipbuilding and repair capacity, and Arctic expertise, and Maine is ready to deliver for the Service and its crews.

As a Pacific nation, we must remain reliable partners to Taiwan—for the sake of their security and our own.

Our friendship with Taiwan is bigger than any one President.

I will continue working to eliminate this fee permanently so that Alaska’s students are receiving the best education possible, regardless of the outcome of future legal challenges.

The Trump administration’s military adventurism overseas, combined with its obvious disregard for civilians, do not make the American people or our service members safer.