The law is there, but since 1971, there has never been any effective enforcement over the preference action.
But, let's talk about the sailors----
Specifically you have a concern going forward about our nation's rail system being up to speed in terms of what the military is going to nee...
The Navy is at 324,000 Active Duty sailors. I'm told that is the lowest in almost a decade.
Now, do you support the Jones Act and the Cargo Preference Act as being vital to national security?
What has happened in a year to cause you to go from a request of two ships to 24?
I believe it ought to be.
Our challenge is to be able to disprove the false narrative that Russia peddles in the region, that the United States is withdrawing, that w...
If it floats, it fights.
What does the 25 percent reduction in U.S.-flagged ships do to our labor pool?
A strong U.S. economy, a strong U.S. infrastructure, and a strong industrial base--and I am not talking about the defense industrial base.