Peter DeFazio: “This flag of convenience thing is total BS, and we got to stop it now.”

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

Being Chair of the Committee over the past four years has been the highlight of my 36-year career.

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.