Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will yield to Ranking Member Larsen.”

These militarized ICE raids are not how you keep our communities safe. This kind of chaos only traumatizes families and tears communities apart.

ICE was conducting a raid using disproportionate displays of force against local farmworkers and our agricultural community.

While recapitalization of the icebreaking fleet was identified as a priority almost two decades ago, we are still several years and over $1 billion away from the delivery of the first Polar Security Cutter.

If Congress does not double the Coast Guard's budget in 2026, the Service will either have to abandon the program, cease construction of Offshore Patrol Cutters, or cut significant portions of its operations.