Palazzo Laments Lack Of Funding For 12th National Security Cutter In Coast Guard Budget

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The Coast Guard needs more funding to protect the homeland, particularly in intercepting drugsmugglers at sea, Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) said on Tuesday, and he expressed hisdisappointment that the Department of Homeland Security’s budget request for fiscal year 2021excludes construction funds for a 12th National Security Cutter (NSC) that is supported byCongress.“I know several of us are disappointed that we had funding, appropriated funds, for a 12thnational security cutter only to see the president’s budget remove those funds,” Palazzo toldActing Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf during a budget hearing of the HouseAppropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee.