03/05/2018
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"the resources required to build, homeport, and maintain Polar Security Cutters are substantial."
"The House passed an authorization bill earlier this year that begins to appropriately resource the Coast Guard."
"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."
"Given these immense resources, it should come as no surprise that adversaries, including Russia and China, are working to assert themselves in the region."