WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following press release:
Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) urged U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to give serious consideration to Louisiana's shipyards, among the best in the country, as the Department of War seeks to bolster our nation's shipbuilding capacity.
"We write to encourage the Department of War to give deliberate and sustained consideration to small and mid-sized domestic shipyards, including those in South Louisiana, when awarding shipbuilding, repair, modernization, and sustainment contracts, as the Department works to restore America's shipbuilding capacity and strengthen the nation's defense industrial base," the lawmaker...