Peter DeFazio: “I have introduced three bipartisan bills. One would, shockingly, spend the taxes collected for the Harbor Maintenance…”

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…

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.