Dan Webster: “I cannot express how demoralizing it would be if Congress were to take away our needed shark fin income.”

Eliminate the unjust double-tax on Social Security benefits

To date, we have yet to see such a plan, let alone a cost estimate or a timeline of the first vessel in the fleet.

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.

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.