The Coast Guard's Vice Commandant, Admiral Linda L. Fagan, shows Senators Roger Wicker and Ben ... [+] Cardin the Coast Guard Yard. This year, Senator Wicker has worked hard to advance the Coast Guard, introducing the “Unwavering Support for Our Coast Guard Act” in May, adding Coast Guard Yard funding to the “Supplying Help to Infrastructure in Ports, Yards, and America’s Repair Docks (SHIPYARD) Act” of 2021, and attempting to advance Coast Guard funding in any large spending bill he can influence. We cannot keep underfunding the Coast Guard and expecting that they will always be able to do more with less.”To some in Washington, Wicker’s interest in the Coast Guard is self-serving. “Where do you think most new Coast Guard ships are going to get built?” quipped one D.C. insider. “When it comes to the budget, the Coast Guard seems to be the ‘forgotten service’ in our armed forces.

Source: Forbes September 17, 2021 12:34 UTC