There is legislation that my colleague Representative Charlie Crist has proposed (H.R.2136) to promote you, as the Commandant of the Coast Guard, to a full voting member of the Joint Chiefs.
Peter DeFazio: “There is legislation that my colleague Representative Charlie Crist has proposed (H.R.2136) to promote you, as the…”
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DeFazio discusses a bill to elevate the Coast Guard's status in the military hierarchy.
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