Washington, July 22 -- Congressman Jared Golden issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including provisions won by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to protect American shipbuilding from offshoring and to fund an additional destroyer to be built in Maine at Bath Iron Works (BIW).
The 2027 NDAA authorizes $1.15 trillion in spending for the Department of Defense and other national security priorities. Golden - a member of the House Armed Services Committee, which drafted the bill - voted in favor of the legislation, which passed the House in a bipartisan 216-212 vote.
"This bill is a win for America's shipbuilders, including th...