Peter DeFazio: “I would observe, unfortunately, here in Washington, DC, we seem to have what I call a tombstone mentality.”

I just really think, even when we finally get to three functional, modern, major icebreakers, I mean, you still have the Antarctic mission and other things.

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

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.

We have to provide resources to the Coast Guard so they can mitigate the effects of climate change in their operational planning.