05/12/2009
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"It is time that we give them the resources they need to keep us safe."
"I am deeply troubled with this budget. The Coast Guard does not have adequate funding to do everything we expect them to do."
"The Coast Guard needs 58 fast response cutters (FRCs) to replace their aging fleet of patrol boats."
"I remain concerned about the Department's fiscal year 2014 budget proposal to once again attempt to consolidate preparedness grants into one national program."