Crisis at the U.S. Coast Guard

The Marksman Unsplash As Democrats refuse to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and Republicans stand by the inviolable filibuster, the Coast Guard isn’t getting funded. The lights are going out, and they don’t have the money to pay the bills. Markwayne Mullins, the new DHS secretary, spends his time trying to figure out how to pay them and keep the Coast Guard afloat. Under new ownership, CBS News is finally reporting news. The lights suddenly went out at the Coast Guard, and it’s been a well-kept secret. CBS News: The U.S. Coast Guard cannot pay its bills. The military branch – now 75 days into the longest shutdown in U.S. history – owes over $300 million in unpaid obligations. And with thousands of utility bills overdue, totaling $5.2 million, duty stations and military housing w