Dan Webster: “It was a great, great, great hearing.”

I expect you and Admiral Allan to clearly articulate how you will acquire these vessels and what resources are required to carry out the Coast Guard's polar mission.

Given these immense resources, it should come as no surprise that adversaries, including Russia and China, are working to assert themselves in the region.

We absolutely have to do better on this.

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.