Washington, Aug. 14 -- Congressman Joe Courtney issued the following press release:
Today, Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Wesley Bell (MO-01), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) led 15 of their colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee and 34 more Members of Congress in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao expressing concern for the personnel and material readiness of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and requesting information on the ship's deployment and future.
"Like the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) before it, CVN-72's extended deployment is accompanied by deeply troubling reports about sailors' mental health and living conditions. These reports...