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TIME CHANGE: Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on the Coast Guard’s Icebreaking and Polar Region Responsibilities

Washington, D.C., November 12, 2024 | Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
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Washington, D.C. – This week’s hearing of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee focused on the U.S. Coast Guard’s efforts to recapitalize icebreakers and the Service’s ability to fulfill its icebreaking and polar region responsibilities will now begin at 10:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 14, 2024, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.  This is an update to the previously announced starting time.

Witness List:

  • Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard
  • Vice Admiral Thomas Allan, Jr., Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, United States Coast Guard
  • Ms. Heather MacLeod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, United States Government Accountability Office

More information about the hearing entitled, “Snowed In: United States Disinvestment in the Arctic,” including witness testimony and a link to the live webcast, will be posted here as it becomes available.

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