Say what you will, but I have certain "objections" (to put it lightly) with foriegners working on the naval facet of America's military.
Posted on 05/09/2007 2:38:36 PM PDT by rob21
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, successfully offered an amendment to H.R. 1585, the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act, ensuring American shipyards hire American workers. The Armed Services Committee unanimously passed the Hunter amendment by voice vote during its mark-up of the legislation.
“American shipbuilders are some of the most skilled and productive workers in the world,” said Congressman Hunter. “Our shipyards remain a critical component of our nation’s strategic manufacturing base and it is important that this industry be preserved for, and strengthened by, American workers. This amendment rightfully ensures that our naval ships will continue being built by the hands of American workers and not recruited foreign labor.”
The Hunter amendment specifically prohibits the use of funds at shipbuilding yards that hire foreign workers until shipbuilders can demonstrate an attempt to recruit and hire American workers first. The amendment also requires that the United States Navy identify shipyards with potential labor surpluses within the next five years as part of its annual shipbuilding plan, so that shipyards may better identify where additional workers can be recruited.
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Arsenal of democracy.
Navy shipyards already have big problems. They can’t meet quality requirements or deadlines. Hope this doesn’t make things worse.
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The only problem with Duncan for president is that we need him in congress, too!
Great. Now all of our ships will take 3 times longer to build and cost 4 times as much.
For the Hunter Pinglist.
Duncan Hunter is a great American, he would make a great President.
Nonsense.
Well the good news is that Chinese spys, em “workers”, won’t be continuing to steal our technology.
The bad news is that American shipyards have long had problems with meeting budgets and delivery schedules.
Waaaaay back in my Navy days, our ship was going through a “yard period” - First in drydock in Long Beach, followed by shipyard work at National Steel & Shipbuilding in San Diego, just down the road from the 32nd Street Naval Station.
More than half the shipyard workers were Wetbacks - yep, that’s what they were called back then so don’t give me any PC correction therapy.
Lot of guys I knew then talked about going to work “in the yards” when they got out. I left the area and went north and became a plumber.
Great! Now, can he get an amendment through to require TSA screeners be Americans???
Or at least speak english?
Well hopefully his son gets elected to congress so that we can have the best of both worlds! A Hunter in the White House and in congress!
There are only two shipyards building non-nuclear surface ships, two building nuclear submarines, and one building nuclear surface ships. I doubt that they have a surplus of workers.
Considering the lack of competition where is the incentive for them to meet schedule OR budget?
Say what you will, but I have certain "objections" (to put it lightly) with foriegners working on the naval facet of America's military.
The USS Reagan. American designed, American built.
Go Hunter!
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