Frank Lautenberg actually said...

Nothing secures more support from a State or community than a matching fund, a fund that if matched can be substantially more effective.

The men and women of the Coast Guard are America's eyes and ears on the seas, and we are safer because of them.

Last year, you said that you thought that reinstating this ban should be examined.

Can we say to the public at large don't worry about it? You are safer, even though we are forced to spend less on it.