On Friday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped launch the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus. The Caucus was founded to support the nation's four public shipyards – Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility - which are responsible for repairing and retrofitting the U.S. Navy's aircraft carriers and submarines.
The Public Shipyard Caucus is the only congressional caucus focused exclusively on the nation's public shipyards and serves as a venue to discuss public shipyard issues, increase stakeholder support for public shipyards, and raise awareness of their importance to Congress.
"The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is at the tip of the spear of our national defense and is an economic engine for New Hampshire's seacoast," said Congressman Pappas. "I'm pleased to be able to join with Rep. Kilmer and Rep. Wittman and a bipartisan group of my House colleagues to launch the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus to further support the vital work being done at public shipyards in my district and across the country."
The Public Shipyard Caucus, co-chaired by U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer and Rob Wittman, focuses on addressing the needs of our nation's four public shipyards. Congressman Pappas is an original member of the bipartisan caucus.
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