Roger Wicker

I think the Arctic is a place we absolutely have to be represented.

Thank you for pointing that out. It must be frustrating, Admiral, for the Coast Guard to be aware of as many as 580 events going on out there that you're simply not able to respond to.

I assume you subscribe to the statement of the Inspector General about the declining readiness of the Coast Guard's high endurance cutters continuing to pose significant challenges.

The Coast Guard yielded record results last year in its mission to combat the flow of illegal narcotics.

The Coast Guard has had a tremendous year by all accounts.

I should announce that the hearing is adjourned.

We're going to allow members two weeks to submit questions for the record.

I applaud your efforts and have been very happy that NOAA has contributed technical drafting assistance to your staff.

Sequestration had not only been devastating to DoD, but it had been devastating to programs like this, that really are also very much involved in the security of Americans, safety of Americans.

So would you explain that to members of the Committee and to the public who are listening to us today?

Well, it's just an awful tragedy. And you hate to bring up these matters of human error, but we might as well talk about them.

The investigators were unanimous in this conclusion.

The report points that--to the fact that the captain did not use the most currently available weather information.

He should have turned the ship in a different direction.

There are hundreds of stories like that.

This is the very reason we're having this hearing. Thank you very much for emphasizing that.

My home State of Mississippi is especially vulnerable to natural disasters, and the memory of Hurricane Katrina still remains fresh.

Only 47 percent of long-distance trains were on time at stations in Fiscal Year 2017.

I agree with Senator Nelson, that passengers will use the service if it's on time and reliable.

Amtrak has preference over freight transportation using rail.

This bipartisan legislation included provisions important to the Board's passenger rail oversight functions.

Well, when you get back to me, sir, would you also let us know how Facebook discloses to its users that it is engaging in this type of tracking?

There have been reports that Facebook can track a user's Internet browsing activity even after that user has logged off of the Facebook platform.

We do not want to overregulate to the point where we are stifling innovation and investment.

The creation of TVA as a result of the Act of 1933 was a game changer.