The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry, has issued a statement in support of Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) recently filed Amendment 2535 to the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2021.
That amendment includes $25.35 billion for a Defense Infrastructure Fund that would support “Navy and Coast Guard Shipyard Infrastructure Improvement.”
“America’s shipyards are a national asset, critical to our nation’s infrastructure and security, ensuring there is domestic capacity to build, repair and maintain the fleets of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Army, and other Federal agencies—both in times of peace and times of conflict. Shelby’s Amendment 2535 to the infrastructure bill provides crucial funding to bolster our nation’s shipbuilders and the more than 400,000 hard working Americans across the industry and U.S. industrial base. The Shipbuilders Council of America emphatically encourages the Senate to adopt this essential national security amendment,” said Shipbuilders Council of America President, Matthew Paxton.
SCA also issued a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on behalf of its membership. The text reads:
