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.
Webster highlights ongoing challenges faced by the Coast Guard.
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I look forward to hearing from you on what you are doing to address those challenges.
At the same time, we are here to examine what investments must be made into the Coast Guard's most valuable resource: its people.
I look forward to hearing what the Coast Guard is doing to ensure its members... have the buildings, facilities, and IT support they need and deserve.
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.
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