Joe Courtney: “The U.S. Navy League and the AFL-CIO metal trades unions, whose…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2020

The U.S. Navy League and the AFL-CIO metal trades unions, whose members do such amazing work at our Nation's shipyards, also provided critical advocacy throughout this fight. Seapower's professional staff Phil MacNaughton, Dave Sienicki, Kelly Goggin, and Navy fellow Lieutenant Commander Cam Massey rose to the challenge and did the hard work to make this plus-up fit within the overall bill. In my 14 years on Seapower, this act of bipartisan congressional independence and leadership to pass a shipbuilding plan that faithfully addresses our Navy's needs stands out as its finest hour. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the NDAA today. ____________________

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Democratic · Connecticut

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Dec 8, 2020

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