AC&I has steadily decreased over the years. If this downward trend continues. we could be faced with a very serious Coast Guard infrastructure problem by the end of the decade--with ships and aircraft literally unfit and unsafe to get underway. Further cuts to this account would be pennywise and poundfoolish. One need not look further than the daily headlines to see how relevant and important todays Coast Guard is. Whether helping the tragic victims of the floods in the Midwest. or rescuing unfortunate immigrants from miserable conditions on unsafe ships. the Coast Guard has never been busieror more necessary. Mr. Chairman.
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