"Unfortunately, no administration of either party has requested anything even approaching the resources necessary to carry out this recapitalization in an efficient and cost-effective manner."
"The Coast Guard appears to have systemic issues in effectively executing major acquisitions."
"I want to commend the Coast Guard for undertaking Operation Fouled Anchor, an investigation of sexual assault and harassment incidents at the Coast Guard Academy from the late 1980s to early 2000s."
"What would be the result or the impact of operations and costs if the acquisition were delayed?"
"On behalf of the subcommittee, I would like to thank you for your contributions over the last decade to the subcommittee's oversight of Coast Guard acquisition programs."
"I oppose the plan to reduce the total number of aircraft."
"What do you think that we as a Congress should do?"
"Thank you very much."
"Funding levels from 2022 would mean fewer Coast Guard operations in the Pacific, where our adversaries continue to add capacity and our allies need Coast Guard support."
"Funding levels from 2022 would mean significant delays in the construction of Polar Security Cutters, of which Russia has nearly 50 and the United States has 1."
"I hope today we can have a productive, bipartisan discussion on how to better position our Coast Guard for the future."