I don't see the logic of that. I think that I don't see the logic of most of that budget, to be quite frank about it.

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.

The Coast Guard in the recent hurricanes performed admirably, way beyond the expectations.

Let's get into it, Admiral Buzby. Where are we with this? And are you really serious as a representative of the administration to toss out all the work that has been done and the design?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You have covered all of the issues that are before the committee and the concerns that the committee has.

I see my colleagues from the great South are here, and they should be listening very carefully as we discuss infrastructure. I might like to draw the attention of the House to this, if I might, a fellow that we know etched in marble at the…

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.

It would be helpful to receive a, I don't know, let's say a quarterly or at least a semiannual update on where the major programs are.

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.

Without a doubt, for us to do our job of authorization as well as oversight we need to have a solid foundation.

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.

I want to thank my colleagues for reminding us of the enormously important work that was done for tomorrow's session here on the floor and here in the Capitol, where he will be lying in state. I recall very clearly the day that my wife and…