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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.

The United States has relied on the Coast Guard's persistent presence to demonstrate American sovereignty in the Arctic since the United States acquired Alaska in 1867.

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.