Dan Webster: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this meeting. I do not have a question, but I would like to thank General Jackson…”

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.

Providing the right assets and safe assets to our personnel is the Coast Guard's number one priority.

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

I have major concerns about the funding needed to keep up with the backlog in infrastructure, the investments in new assets such as cutters and helicopters and everyday support services to the fleet.