House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman Ezell Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on Maritime Industrial Base
May 01, 2026
May 01, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following opening remarks, from an April 22, 2026, joint hearing with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces entitled "Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base":
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The United States needs more ships in its public and private fleet . . .
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The United States needs more ships in its public and private fleet . . .
