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Shea-Porter Meeting with Shipyard Leaders, Union Members

Shea-Porter Meeting with Shipyard Leaders, Union Members

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KITTERY, Maine (AP)   New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is joining leaders and union members at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to discuss critical issues regarding hiring and investments to expand its capacity.

Shea-Porter, a Democrat, also is holding a question-and-answer session with union members Wednesday outside the shipyard gates.

The shipyard, in Kittery, Maine, overhauls and repairs nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy.

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