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Tom Cole: “A lot of civilian support functions for the Coast Guard shut…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Published March 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:40

There are important jobs. Like right now, we're not operating our cybersecurity at 100%. Those areas are shut down. Police training academy shut down. You know, A lot of civilian support functions for the Coast Guard shut down. So it's just unconscionable. We're at war. These people need to get paid regardless. They all have mortgages. They all have house or, excuse me, car payments. (07:40–07:47)

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Asserts that many civilian support functions for the Coast Guard are shut down.

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