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Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “While the new cutters and aircraft I have seen are great, the people who are charged with operating those assets are…”

On the recordMay 22, 2024
While the new cutters and aircraft I have seen are great, the people who are charged with operating those assets are certainly strained.
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Salud Ortiz Carbajal
Democratic · California

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Carbajal highlights the strain on Coast Guard personnel despite new equipment.

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