Peter DeFazio: “This is critical for the Coast Guard, critical for the United States of America, critical for the future of our economy.”

The idiots in the Senate have been unable to approve the Law of the Sea Treaty, so, we don't have full standing to object to Russia continually extending claims further and further into the Arctic region.

So, I guess that kind of raises the issue, which I will be passing on to Garret Graves, who I think will chair this committee in the future, of whether or not we should raise the passenger facility charge so we have a user fee which pays…

As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe.

The Coast Guard does not have the privilege of ignoring the significant and consequential impacts that climate change is having on our environment.