Political Quotes

“This past Monday, southeastern Connecticut received blockbuster news when it was announced that Electric Boat will be acquiring 700,000 square feet of office space from Pfizer pharmaceutical company. This is space from which Pfizer was going to be departing as part of its global reorganization. EB's decision to come in and acquire this space is huge, and it is good news for the economy of southeastern Connecticut. It is not happening in a vacuum. This space is needed because the workforce is growing. There are new jobs in southeastern Connecticut because this Congress recognized that our submarine fleet, which had been underfunded under the prior administration, was running into end dates for the Ohio class submarine program. We have invested, over the last 3 years, in growing the workforce and in research, development, and engineering. These new jobs will ensure that we will have a submarine fleet well into the later stages of the 21st century. It will provide stability for the economy of southeastern Connecticut, and it will maintain that Groton, Connecticut, will become and will remain the submarine capital of the world.”