Dan Webster: “The Everglades are iconic, and what you are doing there is really going to be monumental for us and for Florida.”

Thank you for your answer. I am hoping that there is also coming with that nine necessary vessels some sort of timeline.

However, this committee is well aware also of the aging infrastructure and workforce shortages and insufficient budget that has operationally constrained the Coast Guard for--more than just this year--many years.

Admiral Fagan, during your address on the state of the Coast Guard, you rightly recognized your Service's funding challenges.

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