Michael McMahon: “Our Coast Guard is critically important for our Nation's ports' security and the safe rescue of so many at sea.”

But there was something more. In your hearts there was courage.

I already have faith that this Senate and this Congress will move forward on the Law of the Sea Convention.

There needs to be obviously a clear, Federal chain of command, and that is essential during a catastrophic disaster.

Calls to ban fracking, block pipelines, and reduce our natural gas exports will result in the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs, increased energy prices, increased emissions, and the spread of authoritarian influence globally.