Peter DeFazio: “Even despite this incredible amount of self-help, third highest gas tax in the country, moving to a percent basis, up a…”

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

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…

I think there is going to be a lot of work coming.

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