House lawmakers push back against Pentagon submarine build rate
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House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pushing back against the Pentagon's proposal to fund the procurement of just one Virginia-class attack submarine in fiscal 2025 instead of two.
Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Rob Wittman, R-Va., and 118 other lawmakers made the case in a May 1 letter to the chamber's top defense appropriators as Congress drafts its FY25 defense budget.
"Preserving a consistent production schedule is essential for shipyard and industrial base stability, and to meet the Navy's operational requirements," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Defense Appropriations Chairman Ken Calvert, R-Calif., and Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., the panel's top Democrat.
"This is exactly why Congress has strongly supported and defended the consistent two-per-year build rate of Virginia-class attack submarines since 2011."
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