Rick Larsen: “Putting safety first means greater oversight and accountability of the activities of pipeline operators.”

However, this activity has been dominated by Russian-flagged vessels, and both Russia and China have jockeyed for control of the region.

It is more effective and less costly to prevent pollution than to clean up pollution.

Today I rise to honor and remember Lieutenant Commander Lyndsay Evans and Lieutenant Serena ``Dug'' Wileman, two naval aviators who died during a routine training flight near Mount Rainier on October 15. Lieutenant Commander Evans and…

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.