Drug interdiction is a big one. Oil cleanup. as we know. is a big one because of the Exxon Valdez. and I want to compliment the Coast Guard on their activity. Immigration interdiction. navigation. plastics. We Just keep charging the Coast Guard. and yet we have never adequately funded them. I believe this authorization is a piece of legislation that recognizes the importance of the Coast Guard. not because I am from the interior of the United States. I am not. If I was one of those Members I might well say that this is an awful lot of money here. But when we are fighting the battle of drugs. and we are fighting and trying to have our coast lines clean because we are using the oil that is imported to us. and If we are working toward solving the immigration problems and the plastics that are discharged and affect the marine mammals. then this body has a responsibility to fully fund the Coast Guard. as this bill does. Again I would like to compliment the Coast Guard and Admiral Yost for his activities in Alaska. They are the one agency that I believe has held their head high during this whole tragic incident.
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