"We were able to fish in recent years 250 days, yet doing it with improved data."
"If our data is more accurate, we need to use the data with more specificity, and that is exactly what our bill does."
"Turning a ship as old and large as the Coast Guard takes strong leadership, time, and commitment."
"It is this Administration's policies, your lack of lease sales that are causing higher energy prices."
"You are putting communities in the Gulf of Mexico at risk."
"Congress must do better. The Commandant has said that the Coast Guard needs to be a $20 billion service by 2030, and I believe that should be the minimum."
"This is awful. You are completely screwing the next administration and the one after from this completely failed energy plan."
"You are completely screwing this country's energy security in the future."
"Let's compare this to alternatives. I was just looking up--I pulled up an article. Just for the city of New York--just for the city of New York--according to the Fire Department of New York, in 2023, ..."
"I agree that we need to continue striving, using technology, get better and better at safety and perfecting this."
"We should never stop striving to further and further improve safety. I want to be clear on that."