Washington, Jan. 7 -- Congressman John Garamendi issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee led a letter demanding that the Coast Guard explain why the administration chose to award a contract to a higher bidder rather than Mare Island Dry Dock.
"Despite reportedly bidding a million dollars less than the eventual winner of the USCG Healy bid, Mare Island Dry Dock did not receive the $10 million contract. This raises serious questions about how taxpayer dollars are being spent," said Congressman John Gar...