Senators Pressuring Navy to Improve Conditions in Shipyards in the Wake of Suicides

Congress is increasing pressure on the U.S. Navy to make changes to the environment sailors face when the ship they are assigned to is undergoing long periods of shipyard work.

Responding to the details revealed in the recently released investigation into three suicides aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both D-Conn., announced Thursday that they have written to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro to demand change.