Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “Recruiting and retaining personnel is imperative for the success of the Coast Guard, as it is in all branches of the…”

I thank Mr. Espaillat for his remarks. Before I yield to our next speaker, I wanted to reiterate: Make no mistake, under this plan we can expect even higher prices for food and goods, and it further worsens our workforce shortages. The…

I’m sure you have heard and seen the recent policy changes affecting the Coast Guard, and many of you have felt the whirlwind effects in very tangible ways.

Your inability to hold yourself accountable makes you incapable to lead. To lead. This alone makes you unfit to be the secretary of Defense.

You broke the law in sharing classified information and in doing so, endangered the lives of our service members that you are responsible for.