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February 03, 2026
Subcommittee Chairman Gimenez Opens Hearing on U.S. Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces
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January 30, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY: Subcommittee Chairman Gimenez Announces Hearing on U.S. Coast Guard’s Deployable Specialized Forces
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January 27, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Garbarino Announces ICE, CBP, USCIS Hearing Date, Testimony
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In response to @RepEliCrane, Rear Admiral David Barata commends @HouseGOP on delivering a historic investment for the @USCG through the One Big Beautiful Act, providing a "generational change for the Coast Guard."
The Rear Admiral said the Coast Guard plans to "spend those right
.@repvanepps asked @USCG's RADM Barata how transnational criminal networks are adapting their drug-smuggling tactics amid the Trump administration's enhanced strategic presence in the Western Hemisphere:
“The funds and revenues that come from the [sanctioned] oil that's being
WATCH: @USCG’s Rear Admiral Barata provided a stunning estimate to @RepCarlos, saying there are “probably about 600 or 800 sanctioned dark fleet vessels in and about, between Iran and Venezuela, China, and Russia.”
@RepCarlos asks @USCG's David Barata why it's so hard to locate the hundreds of "ghost ships" — vessels that deceptively transport oil from sanctioned nations:
“They use false documents. They use false ownership. They claim the numbers of vessels that have already been destroyed