{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-questions-admiral-papp-fy13-coast-guard-budget", "Aderholt Questions Admiral Papp on FY13 Coast Guard Budget", "2012-03-06", "2012", "2012-03", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Robert B. Aderholt", "A000055", "aderholt.house.gov", "aderholt", "https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2012\n\nCONTACT: Anne Marie Malecha, 202.225.4876\n\nAderholt Questions Admiral Papp on FY13 Coast Guard Budget\n\nDemands Answers on Cuts to Active Duty Coast Guard Personnel, Reduced Cutter Patrol Hours and Acquisition Management\n\nWashington, D.C.\u2014 Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement after Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Admiral Robert J. Papp testified before the Subcommittee regarding USCG\u2019s priorities and FY13 budget request.\n\n\u201cLast week we were given a sobering reminder of the risks our frontline operators take each and every day, when a Coast Guard helicopter carrying four crewmembers unfortunately and tragically crashed off the coast of Alabama\u201d said Aderholt. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the HH-65 crewmembers, the Coast Guard and the entire DHS family during this difficult time.\u201d\n\n\u201cTragic events like these remind us the critical need to provide our frontline operators with the tools and resources they need to keep our nation secure. However, in today\u2019s tough budget environment, we must do so in a fiscally responsible manner. While Admiral Papp has been vocal about the Coast Guard not having adequate resources to perform its 11 statutory missions, and while the Administration claims to support for frontline operations and building capacity towards stated mission requirements, this budget submission diminishes current, near-term, and future capabilities.\n\n\u201cThe FY13 budget request also calls for the reduction of 1,000 active duty positions and decommissions three 110-patrol boats and two high endurance cutters. Decreasing military-end strength, reducing cutter hours to an all time low, meanwhile delaying Offshore Patrol Cutter and failing to place the six Fast Response Cutters appropriated in FY12 is a dangerous combination and I fear could dramatically impact our nation\u2019s safety and security. Once again this budget request does not provide a straightforward picture of its impact on critical missions and frontline operations.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe bottom line is the Coast Guard must prioritize funding to frontline operators and leverage its new acquisition directorate to properly plan for and then adequately adjust fund key mission needs in a cost effective and timely manner\u2014ensuring dollars spent, equals security realized.\u201d concluded Aderholt.\n\nClick here to view Chairman Aderholt\u2019s entire opening statement as prepared for delivery.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T21:10:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://aderholt.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/aderholt-questions-admiral-papp-fy13-coast-guard-budget"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8494739886373281, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}