I am pleased to serve as ranking member of this subcommittee, look forward to working closely with the chair on issues critical to this subcommittee, including resiliency and mitigation, which are very important to Florida.
Webster emphasizes the importance of resiliency and mitigation for Florida in his role as ranking member.
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Today, the subcommittee will receive testimony from the Coast Guard's icebreaking recapitalization efforts and the ability of the Service to meet its icebreaking and polar region responsibilities.
Given these immense resources, it should come as no surprise that adversaries, including Russia and China, are working to assert themselves in the region.
The United States has relied on the Coast Guard's persistent presence to demonstrate American sovereignty in the Arctic since the United States acquired Alaska in 1867.
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