"The Coast Guard in the recent hurricanes performed admirably, way beyond the expectations."
"I want to be very, very clear where I am coming from. I think this committee is supporting that position that we are not going to buy a foreign-built ship."
"My personal opinion of that, that is for the second and third icebreakers and we ought not relieve the Department of Defense from funding the first icebreaker."
"So my message to the President is, from yesterday, he seemed to be really interested in stopping the importation of drugs, the illicit drugs coming into the Nation."
"Moreover, the real problem with this budget is, does it represent a change in which we can look forward to the future with wholesome, full budgets, or is it just an anomaly?"
"Once again, it is a welcome change to be able to talk about a funding increase rather than to try to figure out what to do with less money."
"I understand that you really don't control your budget, and that the Department of Homeland Security is probably ripping your budget off to build something, maybe a wall, I don't know."
"Without a doubt, for us to do our job of authorization as well as oversight we need to have a solid foundation."
"I think I am going to suggest that we pursue a more informal but more often review of where we are on the major programs that we follow."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You have covered all of the issues that are before the committee and the concerns that the committee has."
"The problem begins with OMB sending the Coast Guard a minimum budget that doesn't reflect what we perceive the needs of the Coast Guard to be."