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Updating Congress on Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) funding, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan called waterways and ports the engine for much of the $5.4 trillion in U.S. maritime commerce economic prosperity. "So, getting that Waterways Commerce Cutter built and into operation is a priority," the admiral told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Fagan said President Joe Biden's proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 includes $98 million to fund two Waterways Commerce Cutters as well as a long lead time for two more. "We are on contract and look forward to begin building the Waterways Commerce Cutter," she said as she sidestepped a question by Chairman Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) on whether the WCC could be ready by 2025. |