Dan Webster: “I also share your strong opposition to the mineral withdrawal recently imposed by the Biden administration in the…”

We just want to get ships built. That is all we want to do. Tell us how to do it. We will get the money for you.

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.

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

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.