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Lawmakers Lobby Obama On Shipbuilding; Murtha Calls Proposed 12-Ship Buy High

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford As dozens of lawmakers from both chambers and parties lobby President-elect Barack Obama to boost shipbuilding funding, a powerful congressional budget writer said their goal to budget 12 Navy ships per year is too optimistic. "I think 10 is what we need," House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) told Defense Daily about the annual buy of Navy ships needed to increase the fleet. Murtha said he hopes bumps with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program…

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