02/01/2010
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"We have about a $2 billion backlog in shore projects."
"I think we are anxious, because I think the housing and the onshore facilities are critical."
"We will go ahead and call this field hearing open. This hearing is on Keeping the Coast Guard 'Always Ready' in Alaska."
"We definitely need at least eight national security cutters to preserve our future ability to protect our fish stocks, our fishermen, and our fishing industry."