I think when we begin to pick apart in the various levels of the appropriations process and the authorizing process an agency such as the Coast Guard. I think we lose sight of the rather large responsibility. increasing responsibility that we give to the Coast Guard every single year. If the Members will just consider this particular fact: On any 1 day. any one point in time on any given day. every Coast Guard jet that is assigned an area. every Coast Guard helicopter. every Coast Guard cutter. every Coast Guard buoy tender. every Coast Guard boat has the following responsibilities: Drug interdiction. determining who are illegal immigrants. boarding hostile steamship lines with hostile immigrants prepared to wreak havoc. finding boats where people have had accidents. determining the difference between shad. salmon. yellowfin tuna. bluefin tuna. striped bass. when the regulations for fishing are the international standards for boaters safety. for vessel safety. for oil pollution. Every single Coast Guard person has this and more as their responsibility. Drug interdiction is just one of these things.
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