Dan Webster: “This reminds of us the vital importance of the Coast Guard in protecting our nation's waterways.”

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

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.

Members of the DOGE team are being vetted to ensure qualifications are met and then monitored by Treasury officials throughout their work.

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.