John Garamendi: “I don't think the Navy is going to be able to afford the sealift capacity necessary to meet the new National Defense…”

This pest and its associated disease pose a potentially catastrophic threat to these industries. If left unchecked, CDFA estimates that losses associated with PD/GWSS could eclipse $104 million annually.

Simply put, there is no way that a Golden Dome system that costs $185 billion could possibly live up to the promise of 'forever ending the missile threat to the American homeland.'

I stand with maritime labor and our U.S. maritime industry in honoring the Jones Act, today and everyday as we fight to protect this transformative law.

Despite these successes, they cannot overcome the fundamental flaws in this legislation.