This is going to be one of the largest habitat restoration efforts in the U.S. It is integral to our own State's Puget Sound Action Agenda, which includes recovery and protection of several fish and mammal species and the fulfillment of tribal treaty rights.
Larsen highlights the significance of the Puget Sound habitat restoration project.
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So, it is clear we have a responsibility to ensure that those who are dedicating their lives to protecting us receive the resources and support they need to thrive, both on duty and off duty.
Thank you, Chairman Webster, for calling this hearing on a topic of great importance: icebreaking capabilities.
Passing the Clean Water Act of 2023, a bill I introduced in partnership with Ranking Member Napolitano, would restore the historic, bipartisan protections that the Sackett decision removed.
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.
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