Dan Webster: “What would be the result or the impact of operations and costs if the acquisition were delayed?”

At the same time, we are here to examine what investments must be made into the Coast Guard's most valuable resource: its people.

This reminds of us the vital importance of the Coast Guard in protecting our nation's waterways.

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

It is not enough to build airplanes in the U.S.--U.S. aviation must build safe airplanes in the U.S.