mrs. deniseelist is j.a.g.former coast guard and for the u.s. maritime administration. >> thank you for inviting me to testify. and thank you for having this meeting in public. it is my hope that all future meetings are also in public because this is a very important topic. iter the last hearing received an e-mail from an individual who told me that i was unpatriotic because i testified. i was flabbergasted. i am a coast guard guy who is married to a navy vet, i am the granddaughter and i am the and to beeterans, told i was unpatriotic to talk about this issue, this was sad and this was troubling. this isroubling because not something that people should be hiding. as chief counselor of the maritime administration we face a lot of problems. the chief counselor of the maritime administration, i was responsible for the u.s. merchant marine academy. it is essential for the institution and its graduates either go on active duty or on the reserves, but they do have a military requirement. academy in 2009 and 2010 did not trust the senior leadership. i