Washington, D.C. – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Chairman Daniel Webster (R-FL) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a roundtable with various industry representatives and stakeholders to discuss how to reinvigorate the United States-flag fleet and shipbuilding industry. The roundtable entitled “Reinvigorating the U.S.-Flag Fleet and Shipbuilding Industry” will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
Participant List:
- Ms. Jennifer Carpenter, President and Chief Executive Officer, The American Waterways Operators
- Mr. Christian Johnsen, Chair, USA Maritime
- Mr. Matt Paxton, President, Shipbuilders Council of America
- Mr. Jim Patti, President, Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development
- Mr. Brian Schoeneman, Political and Legislative Director, Seafarers International Union of North America
- Rear Admiral (Ret.) James A. Watson IV, Author, Zero Point Four: How U.S. Leadership In Maritime Will Secure America’s Future
- Mr. Brent D. Sadler, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
- The Honorable Michael Waltz, 6th District of Florida, Member of Congress
More information about the roundtable, including a livestream, will be posted
here as it becomes available.
