Budget Cuts Proposed for Coast Guard -- First Coast NewsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. Coast Guard is facing $155 million in cuts to its capital spending budget, according to federal documents.
The cuts, described in documents from U.S. Rep. John Mica's office, came as a shock to Mica of Florida.
"We were stunned - both Republicans and Democrats - that the administration would propose dramatic cuts in the Coast Guard which is our first line of national security and domestic defense and safety," said Mica in a phone conversation Friday.
Mica said the proposed federal budget for 2011 would:
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