06/08/2020
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"I want to thank you for scheduling the morning's hearing to delve into the safety of cruise vessels in light of the January 13th, 2012, grounding of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia off the coa..."
"It is hard for me to recall another instance where the solution to a policy problem has been so apparent, yet the reaction of the Congress is so contrary or unresponsive."
"Thank you for scheduling this morning's hearing to assess the capabilities of the U.S. Coast Guard's ability to maintain and protect the sovereign interests of the United States in the Arctic."
"We either choose to address this challenge or we risk losing a critical foothold necessary to maintain U.S. sovereignty in an Arctic frontier of emerging global economic importance."