Dan Webster: “I have long opposed drilling there. There are large, vital training areas east of the military mission line.”

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.

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

To date, we have yet to see such a plan, let alone a cost estimate or a timeline of the first vessel in the fleet.