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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqtf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:05 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Mary L. Landrieu (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Landrieu, Lautenberg, Coats, Cochran, and Murkowski. 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. It is my pleasure to call our subcommittee to order, and it is my distinct honor to welcome the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Robert Papp, to discuss the Coast Guard's 2013 budget request. I particularly want to thank you, Admiral, for being here today so soon after undergoing a surgery, and I am happy to know that things are all working out fine. We wish you a speedy recovery. But we really appreciate the effort. The Coast Guard, as you know, I have said to you many times, both in private and public, will forever be in my heart and the hearts of the constituents that I represent in Louisiana and that I try to represent along the gulf coast. Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita particularly, we saw the Coast Guard in action. The Coast Guard, the best of the Coast Guard, we saw them in ac- tion. We rescued 33,000 of our citizens during the largest search and rescue mission in the Coast Guard's history. I like to say that you all were complemented by our own Cajun flotilla and the entre- preneurs down in Cajun country that jumped in their boats to help save the day. It was a very dramatic moment in our Nation's his- tory. But because of that, 33,000 people were saved, and the work to rebuild that great part of the United States is now underway. The Coast Guard is one of five branches of the military, is re- sponsible for the safety and security of our maritime interests in our U.S. ports, waterways, and on the high seas. As we gather here

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