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

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.

We absolutely have to do better on this.

At the same time, our nation has two operational icebreakers, one of which is dedicated to the Service's Antarctic mission in support of the National Science Foundation and is operating well past its intended service life.