05/10/2023
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"Thank you very much."
"Funding levels from 2022 would mean fewer Coast Guard operations in the Pacific, where our adversaries continue to add capacity and our allies need Coast Guard support."
"Funding levels from 2022 would mean significant delays in the construction of Polar Security Cutters, of which Russia has nearly 50 and the United States has 1."
"I hope today we can have a productive, bipartisan discussion on how to better position our Coast Guard for the future."