Rick Larsen: “The Coast Guard has both a moral and a functional need to implement culture change.”

A State-by-State, do-it-alone approach was, quote, 'inadequate in every vital aspect,' end quote.

Mr. Chair, I rise today to oppose the dirty water act. This bill will make it more difficult to keep our water clean and will, ironically, add more uncertainty to the permitting process, just the opposite of what we need to have happen…

For many Americans, fertility treatments like IVF are essential to start families of their own," said Larsen.

I encourage all my colleagues to visit the Coast Guard, get out on the water, get up in the air with them, as I did in Pensacola, to truly see the value that they provide to our country.