Dan Webster: “Thank you. And I would like to work with you as more decisions are issued this year.”

To the Coasties who joined us here today and across the world, thank you all for your unconditional service to our nation.

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

This rule, if finalized, will destroy the recreational fishing industry and create massive safety hazards for commercial vessels off the Atlantic Coast.

Congress must do better. The Commandant has said that the Coast Guard needs to be a $20 billion service by 2030, and I believe that should be the minimum.