Dan Webster: “We must find ways to make sure FEMA works for the communities hit by the disaster, not against them.”

However, this committee is well aware also of the aging infrastructure and workforce shortages and insufficient budget that has operationally constrained the Coast Guard for--more than just this year--many years.

How the FAA and we as Congress respond to this event will have lasting repercussions for decades to come.

The House passed an authorization bill earlier this year that begins to appropriately resource the Coast Guard.

While recovery efforts continue, it is important that we also maintain stable trade flows.