Kagen Rounds Up Bipartisan Support for LCS Letter to President Obama

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

August 18, 2010

KAGEN ROUNDS UP BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR LCS LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

Kagen gets entire Wisconsin delegation to stand behind Marinette’s bid to build Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship

APPLETON, W.I. – Congressman Steve Kagen, MD was joined today by every Republican and Democrat in the Wisconsin Congressional delegation in a letter to President Obama supporting Marinette Marine’s bid to build the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship.

“In Northeast Wisconsin, we have a proud tradition of working hard and making the highest quality products anywhere,” said Kagen.  “We live up to the phrase: Wisconsin Made – Wisconsin Great.”

“I’m proud to be joined in this effort by all of my colleagues across Wisconsin in support of the talented workers in Marinette and Sturgeon Bay.  I appreciate that we have such strong bipartisan support for a fair process in determining the award of the LCS contract.”

“I remain extremely confident that if Marinette Marine is competing on a level playing field – they will win the LCS contract, and our shipbuilding industry will be reinvigorated to levels not seen since World War II.”

Click here for a copy of the letter that Congressman Kagen sent to the President of the United States along with Senators Kohl and Feingold and Representatives Obey (WI-7), Petri (WI- 6), Sensenbrenner (WI-5), Moore (WI-4), Kind (WI-3), Baldwin (WI-2), and Ryan (WI-1).

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