Dan Webster: “It is a bipartisan issue that we all know.”

Thank you for your answer. I am hoping that there is also coming with that nine necessary vessels some sort of timeline.

At the same time, we are here to examine what investments must be made into the Coast Guard's most valuable resource: its people.

Providing the right assets and safe assets to our personnel is the Coast Guard's number one priority.

I have major concerns about the funding needed to keep up with the backlog in infrastructure, the investments in new assets such as cutters and helicopters and everyday support services to the fleet.