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Subcommittee presses Coast Guard on Force Design 2028 and need for sustained funding
Summary
Witnesses and lawmakers debated the Coast Guard’s Force Design 2028 vision, a one-time reconciliation infusion, and the need for predictable, ongoing appropriations to reverse a decades-long readiness decline.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation opened a hearing on the Coast Guard’s modernization agenda as members pressed Admiral Kevin Lundy, acting commandant, for details about implementing Force Design 2028 and the resources the service will need.
At issue was how short-term injections of cash would be matched by sustained annual funding. Chairman Sam Graves noted the House-passed reconciliation proposal—referred to in the hearing as “HR 1” and described by members as including roughly $21.2 billion for cutters, aircraft and shoreside assets—and asked how those dollars would reverse a readiness decline…
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