The problem is the only large ships being build in the US are for the Navy. The US Navy does like to buy american. So the Navy needs to keep buying ships to k

The problem is the only large ships being build in the US are for the Navy. The US Navy does like to buy american. So the Navy needs to keep buying ships to keep the few shipyards that exist open. If they all close up they loose the ability to competitively bid any jobs...