No, it would be BETTER to properly fund the USCG in the first place. They're always the ones getting the short straw. Maybe, in fact, they're publicizing this in hopes that this nitwit 'Rat congress will be shamed into increasing the funding--but if so, it's probably a slim hope at best.
Yes, you are right. We can't afford to have a weak USCG anymore than we can afford a weak border.
If there is a God may he help us now, we really need it.