Peter DeFazio: “I also know that Representative DeLauro and others have worked for a long time on moving this same concept forward.”

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.

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

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

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…