Frank Lautenberg: “Afghanistan faces a critical turning point in the next few years.”

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.

If we expect the Coast Guard to perform all we ask them to do, we need to fund them properly.

We simply can't afford to ignore the lessons from past accidents and crashes.