Gary Peters: “The President's budget aims to cut the VIPR teams from 31 down to just 8 teams to cover the entire country.”

Making sure we can recruit and retain highly skilled professionals for this essential workforce will improve railway safety in communities across the country.

I feel deeply honored to receive this recognition and I’m thrilled to celebrate this new community space alongside residents and partners.

“United States Coast Guard search and rescue units play a vital role in ensuring the safety of Michigan’s Great Lakes communities, and I’m thrilled that full operations are returning to Station Saginaw River in Essexville,” said Senator…

I commend James Avery, Justus Thigpen Sr., and all the folks who are leading the charge on this revitalization project, and I was proud to be a federal partner in their efforts.