04/09/2024
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"I believe that we need a second heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes and that the current fleet... isn't enough."
"This bill would help strengthen our domestic shipbuilding industrial base, and it's very much aligned with the President's stated 'Buy American, Hire American' policy."
"Later this week, I'm going to be introducing a measure called 'Made In America Shipbuilding,' which strengthens 'Buy America' requirements for the Federal Government's purchase of ships."
"I am concerned that the Coast Guard is slow-walking this project contrary to congressional intent."