Patty Murray: “I am pleased to join my Washington State colleague in offering this amendment to require the Navy to revisit the…”

“I am pleased to join my Washington State colleague in offering this amendment to require the Navy to revisit the awarding of the U.S.S. Missouri. I have followed closely the Navy's handling of the Missouri; working with Senator Gorton, Congressman Norm Dicks, the Washington congressional delegation, and my constituents. I am also pleased that California Senators have joined this effort to question the Navy's Missouri decision. The history of the "Mighty Mo" is known all across our country and throughout the world. This is a relic of immense importance and historical significance. It was on the decks of this great battleship that World War II came to a welcome end. The Missouri is particularly valued by the residents of my State where she has been berthed for most of the last 40 years in Bremerton. She is a source of great pride to veterans in my State; many of whom served in World War II including in the Pacific theater and aboard the "Mighty Mo." Following the Navy's decision to remove the Missouri from the Naval Vessel Register, five proposals were submitted to the Navy from communities interested in taking ownership of the famed battleship.”