WASHINGTON- Rear Adm. Scott Burhoe, Superintendant for the Coast Guard Academy, Chairman James Oberstar of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (D-8th/MN) and Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, discuss the Coast Guard Acade
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On Tuesday I joined Coast Guard Academy Superintendent, Rear Admiral Scott Burhoe, at a lunch in the House Rayburn Building for the member of the Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors. This Congressional mandated body provides "advice and recommendations" to the Commandant on the "operation and matters relating to the Coast Guard Academy."
The Board membership includes both the House and Senate. Current members include:
House of Representatives:
Chairman James Oberstar, Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (D-8th/MN)
Representative John Mica (R-7th/FL)
Representative Howard Coble (R-6th/NC)
Representative Joe Courtney (D-2nd/CT)
Representative Mazie Hirono (D-2nd/HI)
Representative Michael Michaud (D-2nd/ME)
Senate:
Chairman Jay Rockefeller, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) - Chair
Senator David Vitter (R-LA)
Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS)
We appreciate Chairman Oberstar serving as the host and the insightful comments offered by all participants. Members of Congress noted the community service of Coast Guard Academy cadets and the service of our personnel in Haiti and Hurricane Katrina. We look forward to seeing the members at the Academy in the future.
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