"It is one thing to provide a benefit like this during an extraordinary period, like COVID-19."
"Do you think the Federal Government needs to make its benefits even more generous than they already are right now to compete for labor?"
"So, for Ms. Manning, I have a question for you."
"I mean, the fact that the government, or should I say Congress, decides how much we will spend before even putting a budget together. Is that backward in and of itself?"
"What do you think that says to the average American, saying that their Federal employee counterparts are getting more benefits than private citizens who are struggling to recover from the pandemic?"
"Our country is facing several crises--the Biden border crisis, the Biden crime crisis, the Biden economic crisis, the Biden energy crisis..."
"I am constantly hearing from small business owners about how labor shortages are plaguing their ability to hire talented workers."
"China is using their maritime industry, Coast Guard, and Navy to expand their influence in the Pacific."
"I have complete confidence in the Coast Guard."
"I think it is a very, very dangerous path to go down, the legalization of marijuana."
"I hope the focus of the Coast Guard remains on equal opportunities and not equal outcomes."