Peter DeFazio: “That has been my question since way back when.”

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.

Even one mishandled wheelchair is one too many.

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…