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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqqi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:01 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Mary Landrieu (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Landrieu, Lautenberg, Coats, and Cochran. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. COAST GUARD STATEMENT OF ADMIRAL ROBERT J. PAPP, JR., COMMANDANT OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR MARY L. LANDRIEU Senator LANDRIEU. Good morning. I'd like to call our sub- committee to order. And the purpose of this meeting is to review the Coast Guard budget and priorities for the coming year. And I welcome Admiral Robert Papp to discuss these issues. And, thank you, Admiral, for being with us today. I'm joined by my ranking member, Senator Coats, and the vice chair of the sub- committee, Senator Lautenberg. So, I'm really pleased to welcome you this morning. This is to review the budget request and examine the agency's operations and recapitalization requirements. This is your first appearance before this subcommittee, so, wel- come, and congratulations on your new role as Commandant of the Coast Guard. The importance of the Coast Guard to our Nation cannot be over- stated. It's one of the five branches of the military and is respon- sible for the safety and security of our maritime interest in U.S. ports, waterways, and on the high seas. We will never forget-and, particularly, this Senator-the heroic efforts of the Coast Guard men and women who came to our aid after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita along the gulf coast and rescued 33,000 citizens during the largest search and rescue mission in the Coast Guard's history. Last year the Coast Guard was first on the scene in response to the earthquake in Haiti, coordinated the re- sponse and cleanup efforts following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and subsequent oil spill, which was also the largest of its kind in the history of our country. The Coast Guard, gentlemen

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