Hearings

Coast Guard Drug Interdiction and Enforcement in the Maritime Environment

September 19, 2024
10:00 AM

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing, which oversees the Coast Guard, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled “Coast Guard Drug Interdiction and Enforcement in the Maritime Environment” on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT. The hearing will evaluate maritime drug interdiction and enforcement activities, focusing on the Coast Guard’s law enforcement and intelligence operations, interagency cooperation, and the agency’s joint role at seaports for inspecting commercial vessels and cargo. The hearing will also consider opportunities to improve the Coast Guard’s mission, including workforce recruitment and retention and acquisitions.

Read Senator Baldwin's press release here.

Witnesses:

  • Admiral Kevin Lunday, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
  • Rear Admiral Jo-Ann Burdian, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South, U.S. Coast Guard
  • Rear Admiral Bob Little, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force West, U.S. Coast Guard
  • Heather Macleod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Details:

WHAT: Subcommittee Hearing on Coast Guard Maritime Drug Enforcement
DATE: Thursday, September 19, 2024
TIME: 10:00 AM EDT
LOCATION: Committee Hearing Room, Russell 253
LIVESTREAM: The hearing will stream live on the Committee website, Twitter and YouTube

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Testimony