Mary Landrieu: “I have gone on record saying that I think the Coast Guard needs closer to $2 billion per year to recapitalize, do proper…”

Senator Landrieu recently announced that on June 30, we are going to be holding a field hearing on trade issues down in New Orleans.

Thank goodness I did something.

If this process is not fixed or focused or made better, it would really be not worth speaking about.

I generally support the goals of the enhancements to the FAST Act, and do believe, as Senator McCaskill said, that having--and both of you--a permanent director, a budget, a staff to give some strength to what you all are trying to do.