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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
Every year, Presidents submit budgets that are inadequate for the Coast Guard, and every year, Congress steps in to fortify them.
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana

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Landrieu highlights the recurring issue of inadequate Coast Guard budgets.

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