[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF

  (Mr. COURTNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, ``Semper Paratus''--always prepared. That 
is the motto of the Coast Guard Academy, which is located in New 
London, Connecticut, which on October 29 was hit by 85-mile-per-hour 
winds and high tide at the height of Hurricane Sandy. It covered the 
entire lower half of the campus, wiped out their sailing center--which 
is the center that cadets must train on for 4 years as part of the core 
mission of the Coast Guard Academy to enhance and focus on their 
maritime skills. That is part of the submission by the Coast Guard for 
relief in the Hurricane Sandy bill, which we are going to debate and 
vote on, unfortunately.
  Unfortunately, the Rogers' base bill cut the Coast Guard's request in 
half so that Coast Guard facilities in New Jersey and New York, and 
also the Coast Guard training facility in New London, Connecticut--
which protects all of our coastal maritime country--are going to be 
damaged and affected.
  We must, A, pass the rule; B, pass the Rogers' amendment; but, C, 
most importantly, pass the Frelinghuysen amendment, which will make 
sure that the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, will be 
able to live up to its motto ``Semper Paratus''--always prepared.

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