Mr. President. for 191 years. the Coast Guard has played a vital national function in the form of its search and rescue mission. In recent years. the Coast Guard has been assigned numerous other duties including drug interdiction. illegal immigration patrol. fisheries enforcement. vessel documentation and inspection. pollution control. and on and on. But the basic mission of the Coast Guard. its first mission. is the search and rescue of commercial and recreational operators and vessels in our domestic waters. In the State of Oregon. the Coast Guard has two stations along the coast: One in Astoria up north. and the other in North Bend along the southern part of the coast.
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