Political Quotes

Geography makes the case on its own. Maine is the closest point in the continental United States to the Arctic, giving an Atlantic-based cutter the shortest transit to its operating areas.

It's a tragedy for our country that we're going through this process that's based on a phony premise.

The decision to build out an 11-ship fleet is a generational investment in American presence in the high latitudes, and Maine offers the Coast Guard an ideal Atlantic homeport from which to project that presence.

As the Coast Guard makes homeporting decisions for the cutters still to come, I urge you to make Maine a top choice.