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Senators Push OMB To Assess New Sub Funding Idea, Knock Navy On Hill Comms

Monday, October 28th, 2024

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Senators Push OMB To Assess New Sub Funding Idea, Knock Navy On Hill Comms

Christening ceremony for the SSN 791 Delaware Virginia-class submarine on in Oct. 2018. (Photo: HII)

A bipartisan group of senators expressed cautious optimism at a scheme to shift submarine funding to improve current production rates but also knocked the Navy for insufficient communication with Congress on submarine funding issues in two recent letters. On Oct. 25 seven senators sent a letter to Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting the office pay “particular attention" to submarine program funding as Congress considers funding levels and options for the fiscal year…

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