
The Coast Guard needs more funding to protect the homeland, particularly in intercepting drug smugglers at sea, Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) said on Tuesday, and he expressed his disappointment that the Department of Homeland Security’s budget request for fiscal year 2021 excludes construction funds for a 12th National Security Cutter (NSC) that is supported by Congress. “I know several of us are disappointed that we had funding, appropriated funds, for a 12th national security cutter only to see the president’s…