Dan Webster: “In the 2014 WRRDA bill there was a provision dealing with resilient construction, which I had a big interest in then.”

We need to be a $20 billion Coast Guard. We need to have $3 billion, at least, in our capital acquisition.

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

I look forward to hearing from you on what you are doing to address those challenges.

The United States has relied on the Coast Guard's persistent presence to demonstrate American sovereignty in the Arctic since the United States acquired Alaska in 1867.