The fact is that the Coast Guard has been charged with many responsibilities by this Congress. and we have not funded them adequately. I believe that H.R. 2559 does that. although it is not to the level I wished it would be. As the Members of this body know. we have read many newspaper accounts of the increased traffic in drugs. and increased traffic in refugees from those impoverished countries. We have placed additional responsibilities upon the Coast Guard in those areas just recently. along with the increased responsibility for safety. and inspection of oil pollution and spills. In my State. the Coast Guard has the responsibility of patrolling the largest single coastline. more coastline than all the rest of the United States put together. and yet we are not adequately funding them.
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