The men and women of the Coast Guard are America's eyes and ears on the seas, and we are safer because of them.
The fiscal year 2012 UASI allocation did not cut any funding for the New York region...
Last year, you said that you thought that reinstating this ban should be examined.
If you are on a football field and you are behind a couple of touchdowns, you might change your tactics.
In order to more with less, your budget wisely calls for an increase in preparedness grants.
Protecting this region is not only protecting lives, it also protects the economy.
Not so much that I won't ask for more, because we're doing with less, and we see it in my State of New Jersey.
Unfortunately, our ability to prevent and respond to these threats is weakened by 'cut at any cost' colleagues in the Congress.
Can I ask your view on whether or not you think we're doing enough between your Department, the FBI, our State and local police people?
You can't put a price on a human life, and nothing is more important than keeping our communities, our families, and our economy safe.
We need to be reasonable, understanding that there is a second amendment right with regard to firearms, but even the dissent in the Heller c...