Almost everyone in Washington agrees we need more ships. The fight is over which ones, who builds them and who pays. Arguments stall. Common ground moves. America at Sea: Voices That Matter kicks off today. 3 minute video with caption:

"The raises don't reflect the sacrifice of being away for six to eight months." We talk a lot about ships. Nick Littlepage, a former merchant marine engineer, reminds us someone has to sail them. America at Sea: Voices That Matter

FAR FROM HOME. STANDING THE WATCH. Welcome home, USS McFaul, USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., USS Pinckney, and USS Thomas Hudner and the ships that supported them. To our sailors and their families: Thank you for your service and sacrifice. To those still deployed: We haven't forgotten you. @USNavy @SurfaceWarriors @SECNAV

China built more than half the world’s new ships last year. We built one-tenth of one percent. At the end of November we deliver a common-ground report to Congress. We’re asking shipbuilders, mariners, labor, ports, veterans, navalists and advocates: what’s working, what’s in the way, and what would you fix first? strongernavy.org/americans-f… @CSIS @HudsonInstitute @AEI @CNA_org @WarOnTheRocks @CFR_org @BrookingsInst @RANDCorporation @NavalWarCollege @CNASdc

China built more than half the world’s new ships last year. We built one-tenth of one percent. At the end of November we deliver a common-ground report to Congress. We’re asking shipbuilders, mariners, labor, ports, veterans, navalists and advocates: what’s working, what’s in the way, and what would you fix first? strongernavy.org/americans-f… @SIUNA @MEBAUnion @MMPUnion @maritimetrades @AFLCIO @mercoglianos @USNavy @AmericanLegion @VFWHQ

China built more than half the world’s new ships last year. We built one-tenth of one percent. At the end of November we deliver a common-ground report to Congress. We’re asking shipbuilders, mariners, labor, ports, veterans, navalists and advocates: what’s working, what’s in the way, and what would you fix first? strongernavy.org/americans-f… @HIIQ @AustalUSA @AmMaritimePart @MARADgov @USMMA @USCG @SeapowerMag @gCaptain @Lazarus_Navy @NextNavy

China built more than half the world’s new ships last year. We built one-tenth of one percent. At the end of November we deliver a common-ground report to Congress. We’re asking shipbuilders, mariners, labor, ports, veterans, navalists and advocates: what’s working, what’s in the way, and what would you fix first? strongernavy.org/americans-f… @USAMaritimeX @CDRsalamander @USNavalInstitute @CIMSEC @NavyLeague @HASCRepublicans @HASCDemocrats @SenateCommerce @USNINews @BreakingDefense

From the shipyard floor: can U.S. yards build what’s being asked of them, and how fast? @RepJoeCourtney @RobWittman @SenatorWicker @SenJackReed @RepMikeRogersAL

A shipbuilder’s view of the SHIPS for America Act: real momentum, and an honest question about yard capacity. Full story: strongernavy.org/america-at-… @RepGaramendi @RepTrentKelly

Training the next generation of American mariners is one of the six parts of the SHIPS Act. Here’s the plain-English guide. Full story: strongernavy.org/the-ships-a… @USMMA @CalMaritime @AmMaritime @DOTMARAD @MSCSealift

Mariners keep our cargo moving and our forces supplied. Here’s a plain-English guide to what the SHIPS for America Act would mean for them. @SeafarersUnion @MEBAunion @MMPunion @AMOunion strongernavy.org/the-ships-a…

The story behind the SHIPS for America Act, from a 2023 Heritage report to the House-passed defense bill. @gCaptain @MaritimeExec @SeatradeMaritime @USNINews @MarineLog