Dan Webster: “We must balance our investments in new infrastructure with making sure that our existing infrastructure is safe and…”

How are these programs working? And are recruiting and retention numbers coming up?

August 4th marked the 234th birthday of the Coast Guard, and the Service is celebrating that birthday tonight here at the Capitol.

At the same time, our nation has two operational icebreakers, one of which is dedicated to the Service's Antarctic mission in support of the National Science Foundation and is operating well past its intended service life.

We need to be a $20 billion Coast Guard. We need to have $3 billion, at least, in our capital acquisition.