The Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) will be the workhorse of the Coast Guard's offshore fleet for decades to come.

the 2019 budget for the Coast Guard under the revised or elevated caps provides the Coast Guard a tremendous level of support.

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 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.

The influx of fraudulent and illegal robocalls by bad actors has become an ever-growing problem for consumers.

Ultimately, your budget, Admiral, included a $1.7 billion increase over the Fiscal Year 2017 enacted level.

What about the up-to-date? How are we going to ensure that ships that sail when there's a storm brewing are getting the up-to-date information, unlike the El Faro, which did not?

I think that's tragic. I think that's just very tragic.

That's a good news story. That's a story about America at its best.

OK. Admiral Gallaudet, you are now getting the second jet that can fly above the hurricanes so that we can get more accurate data.

Vessels ought to properly be inspected to have that safety equipment.