Dan Webster: “Unfortunately, no administration of either party has requested anything even approaching the resources necessary to…”

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.

Admiral Fagan, during your address on the state of the Coast Guard, you rightly recognized your Service's funding challenges.

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.

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.