Washington, Aug. 14 -- Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following press release:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, Wesley Bell (MO-01), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) and 49 colleagues 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 are not political conjecture; they come from...