Were we not lucky that the loop current did not catch the oil and take it south and around the Florida Keys and up the southeast coast of Florida?
The memories still linger, 5 years ago, Deepwater Horizon.
General Kelly, the Commander of SOUTHCOM, doesn't have enough Coast Guard out there to stop the drugs.
They are the responsible party. They are accountable for removing that oil.
The offshore patrol cutter is my number one recapitalization priority.
We owe a lot to this public service, and we need to modernize some of their equipment.
Investing in 21st-century Coast Guard platforms and people is a smart choice.
This is truly an issue of capacity.
The key to our future operational success is stable and predictable funding.
And to think that that's who we would be putting into the right seat of the cockpit on a regional airline does not build confidence, in the ...
I'm very proud of the work of this subcommittee. It's doing important stuff.