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Committee member Carbajal presses Coast Guard leaders on FY27 infrastructure shortfall
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Committee member Carbajal opened a hearing on the Coast Guard's FY27 budget, praising a 20% operations increase but warning a 15% cut to procurement, construction and investments leaves critical shoreside infrastructure underfunded, and pressed leaders for details on Base Seattle home porting changes.
Committee member Carbajal opened a hearing to review the Coast Guard's FY27 budget request and urged faster congressional action to remove a lapse in appropriations that is affecting the service. "They deserve better from their government," Carbajal said, and asked Coast Guard leaders to explain how the service will align new personnel with facilities and ports.
Carbajal said the administration's FY27 request "offers significant promise in some areas," singling out a 20%…
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