Dan Webster: “This is a great piece of legislation, as the sponsor has said.”

At the same time, we are here to examine what investments must be made into the Coast Guard's most valuable resource: its people.

If Congress does not double the Coast Guard's budget in 2026, the Service will either have to abandon the program.

This rule, if finalized, will destroy the recreational fishing industry and create massive safety hazards for commercial vessels off the Atlantic Coast.

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.