[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3584-S3585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE EFFORTS OF THE COAST GUARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MARITIME 
                            BORDER SECURITY

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from 
further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 166.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 166) honoring the efforts of the 
     Coast Guard for excellence in maritime border security.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to; that the Cruz amendment to the preamble, which is at the desk, be 
considered and agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; 
and that the motions to reconsider to be considered made and laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 166) was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 1066) to the preamble was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To amend the preamble)

       In the third whereas clause, in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1), strike ``through'' and insert ``executing 
     Coast Guard missions across the world, including the''.
       In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (1), strike 
     ``15,000'' and insert ``17,000''.
       In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (2), strike 
     ``6,300'' and insert ``6,000 at sea''.
       In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (2), strike 
     ``100'' and insert ``90''.
       In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (3), strike 
     ``interdicted approximately 12,500 illegal immigrants'' and 
     insert ``conducted approximately 12,500 migrant 
     interdictions''.
       In the third whereas clause, in paragraph (3), strike 
     ``150'' and insert ``over 350''.

  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 166

       Whereas, since 1790, the Coast Guard has safeguarded the 
     people of the United States and promoted national security, 
     border security, and economic prosperity in a complex and 
     evolving maritime environment;
       Whereas the over 50,000 members of the Coast Guard--
       (1) operate a multi-mission, interoperable fleet of 259 
     cutters, 200 fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, and over 1,600 
     boats;
       (2) operate 9 Coast Guard Districts and 37 sectors located 
     at strategic ports throughout the country;
       (3) exercise operational control of surface and air assets 
     vested in 2 Coast Guard geographical Areas, the Pacific and 
     the Atlantic; and
       (4) provide maritime safety and security along more than 
     95,000 miles of coastline of the United States, Great Lakes, 
     inland waterways, 4,500,000 square miles of exclusive 
     economic zone of the United States, and on the high seas;
       Whereas, in fiscal year 2022, executing Coast Guard 
     missions across the world, including the protection of the 
     maritime borders of the United States, the Coast Guard--
       (1) interdicted over 330,000 pounds of cocaine, over 60,000 
     pounds of marijuana, and over 17,000 pounds of other 
     narcotics;
       (2) conducted over 6,000 at sea boardings of United States 
     fishing vessels and interdicted approximately 90 foreign 
     fishing incursions; and
       (3) conducted approximately 12,500 migrant interdictions, 
     an increase of over 350 percent from 2021; and

       Whereas, through selfless and dedicated service, the Coast 
     Guard and Coast Guardsmen have remained ``Always Ready'' to 
     promote the highest level of maritime border security, 
     ensuring the United States and the people of the United 
     States are safeguarded from complex and evolving maritime 
     threats: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) is grateful to the men and women who proudly serve in 
     the Coast Guard to protect

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     the people of the United States by ensuring the highest level 
     of maritime border security; and
       (2) congratulates the Coast Guard on exemplary service and 
     dedication to the United States.

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