5-18-2012
FRA Statement on Coast Guard Budget
The FRA recently provided
a statement regarding the proposed FY 2013 Coast Guard budget to the
Senate Appropriations Committee, Homeland Security Subcommittee, in
conjunction with the subcommittee’s hearing on the Coast Guard
budget. The FRA statement included a call
for Coast Guard funding parity with Department of
Defense (DoD) personnel programs, which remains a high priority for FRA.
The statement also notes continuing challenges within the Coast Guard to
adequately fund previously-authorized programs and FRA’s deep
concern about the impact “sequestration” (automatic cuts
mandated by the 2011 Budget Control Act) will have on Coast Guard
programs, unless Congress intervenes before January
2013.
Other issues in the
statement include adequate housing, access to child care, and sufficient
end strength for operational commitments. Click here to read FRA's
statement.
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