Dan Webster: “I mean, most of Florida is a wetland and the water is close to the surface.”

Today, our subcommittee meets to highlight the extraordinary successes of the men and women of the Coast Guard.

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

This is my warning to the Coast Guard: Please start saving yourselves from your own sinking ship.

At the same time, our nation has two operational icebreakers, one of which is dedicated to the Service's Antarctic mission in support of the National Science Foundation and is operating well past its intended service life.