Dan Webster: “Building-in mitigation has been a bipartisan priority of this Committee.”

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

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 expect you and Admiral Allan to clearly articulate how you will acquire these vessels and what resources are required to carry out the Coast Guard's polar mission.

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.