I am committed to doing what I can to make sure that you and the Coast Guard have the resources you need to carry out the missions we have asked you to do.
These are priorities for our Nation. That's what the Senators of both parties tell me they want.
Let me begin where you began, because it is very troubling to many of us in the Senate and House who have been following story after story a...
I believe the top line given to the Coast Guard in the administration's budget request is wholly inadequate.
I am very disappointed in the President's 2014 budget request for the Coast Guard.
The $1 billion Capital Investment Plan is, in my view, wholly inadequate to replace the old and unreliable assets of the Coast Guard.
The budget request includes a reduction of 850 military billets; moves 1,000 reservists to inactive status; reduces capital expenditures by ...
We hold the men and women of the Coast Guard in the highest regard on this subcommittee.
The Coast Guard reported 141 incidents of sexual assaults in 2012. The number was up from 83 in 2011 and 75 in 2010.
I have been there, and thank you for your hospitality.
On the fast response cutters, we are very proud that they are built in Louisiana.