
A top House Armed Services Committee member this week argued the Defense Department’s top line budget process that divides funding among the services constrains the ability of the Navy to build a larger fleet. “I feel that…it's all constrained by this process of a top line. This is what you got to fit into that top line. So that's the only thing that the Navy feels they can come to Congress and say, this is what we need,” Rep. Elaine…