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Wayne Gilchrest: “I want to assure the people in the Great Lakes region, Lake Michigan, that the Coast Guard is there and they are…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1997
I want to assure the people in the Great Lakes region, Lake Michigan, that the Coast Guard is there and they are continuing to work there and they are going to do the best job they can and they will continue to work with local hospitals, with local States, with local rescue missions with their helicopters that cover the area. What we are going to do next year is to find out what areas the Coast Guard is lacking, where they are underfunded because of increased responsibilities and make those corrections. So I assure the gentleman from Indiana that we are going to pursue this issue with all our effort.
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Wayne Gilchrest
Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing concerns about Coast Guard resources and helicopter deployment in the Great Lakes region.

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