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Budget

Senate Appropriators Believe Coast Guard Needs 12th National Security Cutter

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, June 22nd, 2018

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Senate Appropriators Believe Coast Guard Needs 12th National Security Cutter

Coast Guard National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754). Photo: Coast Guard

Even though they didn’t provide funding for a 12th National Security Cutter (NSC) in their markup last week of the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal year 2019 budget request, the Senate Appropriations Committee says it still believes the Coast Guard needs the vessel.“The Committee continues to believe that the Coast Guard’s fleet of twelve High Endurance Cutters should be replaced with twelve NSCs,” says the committee’s report accompanying its version of the FY ’19 DHS spending bill. “The Committee intends…

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