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SASC Chairman Lambasts Trump Navy Budget, Says Assumes Reconciliation To Pay For Some Annual Appropriations

Wednesday, June 11th, 2025

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SASC Chairman Lambasts Trump Navy Budget, Says Assumes Reconciliation To Pay For Some Annual Appropriations

Pictured is Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

In his opening statement during a hearing of Navy Department officials, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday strongly criticized the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Navy, arguing it shortchanges regular annual appropriations by wrongly assuming some lines will be filled by the reconciliation bill. “I must say, I am deeply disappointed with the administration's fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Navy. In particular, I'm disturbed about the shipbuilding account, which…

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