LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee Examines Coast Guard’s Fight Against Maritime Threats

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 3 titled “Frontline Defenders: How the Coast Guard’s Deployable Specialized Forces Combat Narcoterrorists and Other Maritime Threats on the High Seas.” Witnesses: Rear Adm. David C. Barata, deputy commandant for operations policy and commander, U.S. Coast Guard. Heather MacLeod, director of the Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government Accountability Office. ...