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On the recordApril 22, 2013
what I see here is either one of two things--an effort by the Administration to change the nature of what the Coast Guard does for this Nation, or an extremely short-sighted and risky reaction to the current fiscal environment--neither of these reasons are acceptable to this Subcommittee.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Criticism of the Administration's proposed cuts to the Coast Guard's budget.

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