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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Given these immense resources, it should come as no surprise that adversaries, including Russia and China, are working to assert themselves in the region.
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.
We just want to get ships built. That is all we want to do. Tell us how to do it. We will get the money for you.
Thank you for your answer. I am hoping that there is also coming with that nine necessary vessels some sort of timeline.
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