This news release provided by Senator Young's office.
Wednesday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, discussed the importance of the SHIPS for America Act and restoring America’s commercial shipbuilding during a Commerce Committee hearing.
“The President has made building ships in America a priority, and I have legislation, the SHIPS for America Act, that would set the conditions for restoring American dominance,” said Senator Young.
Young also highlighted America’s disadvantage in shipbuilding capacity compared to China and emphasized the need to strengthen U.S. maritime industrial capability.
“The numbers are pretty disturbing. China has - the numbers vary - but roughly 5,500 ships that can operate in ocean-level shipping,” said Senator Young. “We have much less than that, 80 roughly, and we have the capacity to build only five a year. So, we need to up our game, and the SHIPS Act would help us build 250 over the next 10.”
The hearing considered nominees to serve in the Maritime Administration, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Department of Commerce, including Mr. Timothy Petty, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Full video of Young’s remarks can be viewed here.
Heavy rainfall provided realistic training Wednesday for Shelbyville's Swift Water Rescue Team
Coulston Elementary School awarded Library Makeover Grant
Red Cross seeks donations to curb severe blood shortage
Funeral services at Southwestern for Nicole A. (Hillebrand) Mays
Sen. Crider welcomes Shelbyville's Sellers, Triton Central's Coen to Statehouse as Senate pages
City of Shelbyville dealing with resignation and retirement from two key positions
Board of Works approves temporary closure of portion of Hendricks Street
40th Our Hospice Concert Labor Day Weekend - free concert returns downtown
