Bill Nelson actually said...

"The Coast Guard served as the Federal on-scene coordinator for that disaster and is well aware of the cost of that mess and the ongoing consequences."

"We need to look no further than the last hurricane season to see the exceptional work that 56,000 Active Duty Reserve and civilians, and 31,000 Auxiliary volunteers did when the Nation needed them."

"the Coast Guard needs at least a 5 percent annualized increase in its budget for maintenance"

"the Commandant has talked about 5 percent increase each year, and I think that would be a pretty good target"