WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) shipbuilding and acquisitions process, the state of efforts to modernize the service’s fleet, and ways in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can facilitate faster turnaround times for USCG acquisitions programs.
Originally published at https://gimenez.house.gov/2024/5/rep-carlos-gimenez-chairs-hearing-on-coast-guard-acquisitionsFor more context, read A Proclamation on National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2024.