Dan Webster: “I have no further requests for time, so I would like to inform my colleague I am ready to close. I reserve the balance…”

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

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.

I look forward to hearing from you on what you are doing to address those challenges.

The House passed an authorization bill earlier this year that begins to appropriately resource the Coast Guard.