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Kristen McDonald Rivet: “The facility was forced to cut its 24, 7 search and rescue…”

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

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

Published July 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:23

I've asked about this before. I'm going to ask about this every chance I get. The facility was forced to cut its 24, 7 search and rescue operations down to 40 hours. And we have seen our Coast Guard response time drop dramatically, respond, I mean increase dramatically. It now can take the Coast Guard hours to respond to provide critical life saving support. (03:23–03:29)

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Asserts that the Coast Guard station on the Saginaw River reduced its operational hours.

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