Dan Webster: “To protect this crucial economic engine, we need to make the necessary investments and ensure our ports can effectively…”

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.

Mr. Speaker, we are on the brink of a historic moment. This is a day I have worked toward for a long time. Throughout my time here, I have fought for legislative reforms that will restore a Member-driven process. This is the most…

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.

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.