Maria Cantwell actually said...

Will you commit that, if confirmed, the acquisitions that happen under your tenure as Commandant will follow the Coast Guard's Major Systems...

I have spent a lot of time getting up to speed and understanding what the oversight and regulation has been and trying to improve the safety...

we have to have a balance of managing our resources and addressing economic needs of the communities that we serve.

I am a strong believer in finding the ways of making that work.