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Shaheen Seeks Info From DoD On Tariffs Impact, Potential For Rising Acquisition Costs

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Shaheen Seeks Info From DoD On Tariffs Impact, Potential For Rising Acquisition Costs
General Dynamics-NASSCO employee Dennis DuBard, the Start of Construction honoree, initiated the first cut of steel that will be used to construct the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB-7) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base ship on December 1, 2021. (Photo: General Dynamics)

A senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees has raised concerns that the Trump administration’s widespread tariffs policy will lead to a spike in defense acquisition costs and negatively impact the industrial base. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who is also the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday seeking details on how the Pentagon is factoring in the costs of Trump’s “trade war,” which she said is…

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