Dan Webster: “The Coast Guard is in the middle of a multidecade recapitalization campaign to replace aging surface and air assets.”

Thank you. And I would like to work with you as more decisions are issued this year.

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.

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

Your maintenance budget will only cover half of the planned cutter maintenance projects in 2024.