{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/us-senator-tammy-baldwin-applauds-pentagon-decision-to-support-wisconsin-shipbuilding-economy", "U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Applauds Pentagon Decision to Support Wisconsin Shipbuilding Economy", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "www.baldwin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.11.14\n\t\t\t U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Applauds Pentagon Decision to Support Wisconsin Shipbuilding Economy \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Secretary Hagel Announces Plan to Sustain Original Production Plan for a 52 Ship Class\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Washington D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel\u2019s announcement that the Pentagon has decided to select a modified Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) as the Navy\u2019s next small surface combatant (SSC).\r\n\u201cI fought hard to sustain the original production plan for a 52 ship class and I applaud Secretary Hagel\u2019s announcement to do just that,\u201d Senator Baldwin said. \u201cThis is great news for Wisconsin\u2019s shipbuilding industry because there will be no production break and this action will prevent disruption to the Marinette Marine \u2013 Lockheed Martin workforce.\u201d\r\nThe LCS program was previously truncated to 32 ships, down from the originally planned 52 ship class. The Navy now plans to acquire 20 new SSCs, sustaining the original production plan for a 52 ship class of SSCs. Importantly, according to Navy acquisition plans, there will be no production break between the last LCS and the first new SSC. This will prevent disruptions to the Marinette Marine-Lockheed Martin workforce.\r\n\u201cSelecting a modified LCS as the follow-on small surface combatant \u2013 thereby leveraging lessons learned and investments made \u2013 is the best option for meeting the Navy\u2019s requirements in a timely and affordable matter.\u00a0 Furthermore, just as the Marinette \u2013 Lockheed team builds a quality and affordable ship in the LCS, I am confident that they will do the same with a modified LCS, including incorporating new offensive and defensive capabilities,\u201d Baldwin said.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Press Release\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Press Release", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/us-senator-tammy-baldwin-applauds-pentagon-decision-to-support-wisconsin-shipbuilding-economy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9163599461317062, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}