In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec. 20, the US Coast Guard with the support of the Department of War apprehended an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela.
The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region. We will find you, and we will stop you.
Thank you to our brave men and women of the @USCG and @DeptofWar.
Shameful! It’s been 2 weeks since we introduced the #PayOurCoastGuard Act and @SenSchumer still refuses to allow a vote.
The men and women of the @USCG risk their lives to defend the freedoms of our country. They shouldn’t suffer because of Washington dysfunction.
I’m on the Senate floor fighting to pay the brave men and women of the @USCG. No federal employees should be working without pay but especially our armed service members.