Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Chairman, my amendment would increase
funding for the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker program by $850 million. The amendment is offset by a reduction to the funding for ICE's
interior immigration enforcement. The increases for ICE hiring and detention beds are not well
justified and do not have a security focus. In contrast, the need for
heavy icebreakers is very well documented. A recent report from the National Academy of Sciences warned that
``the United States has insufficient assets to protect its interests,
implement U.S. policy, execute its laws, and meet its obligations in
the Arctic and Antarctica because it lacks adequate icebreaking
capability.''
Mr.
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