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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “Last year's NDAA required the Coast Guard to submit an…”

Featuring: Kristen McDonald Rivet, Democratic | U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan, District 8

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'Congressional deadlines can't be ignored': Rivet confronts coast guard over delays & rescue crisis

Published | Video Starts at 04:41

And it only to me underscores the importance of this national security. So to measure the impact of these station, of the change of the station. Last year's NDAA required the Coast Guard to submit an annual report measuring staffing response times based on the delays in implementing the Great Lakes Icebreaker Act. I'm concerned that we're also not going to get this report and matters that literally can mean life or death for the people that I represent. (04:41–04:56)

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Asserts a legislative requirement for the Coast Guard to report on staffing and response times.

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