I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I've listened with great interest. My friend from California (Mr. Dreier) kind of amended a little bit what the Republican majority promised. I think I heard him right, that open rules now are only limited to appropriations bills and nothing else.
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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.
While recovery efforts continue, it is important that we also maintain stable trade flows.
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.
At the same time, we are here to examine what investments must be made into the Coast Guard's most valuable resource: its people.
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