Dan Webster: “Your maintenance budget will only cover half of the planned cutter maintenance projects in 2024.”

If Congress does not double the Coast Guard's budget in 2026, the Service will either have to abandon the program.

I look forward to hearing what the Coast Guard is doing to ensure its members... have the buildings, facilities, and IT support they need and deserve.

This reminds of us the vital importance of the Coast Guard in protecting our nation's waterways.

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.