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"While the Deepwater Program necessarily invests in capabilities adequate to operate in the often unforgiving offshore environment, it is these same capabilities that are instrumental to effective response operations in ports and coastal areas as well."

June 14, 2006 - Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant USCG, testimony before the SUBCOMMITTEE ON COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION, Transportation & Infrastructure committee, U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES