Authorizers ask appropriators to make CR exception for Ohio-class replacement program

By Justin Doubleday / November 18, 2016 at 3:37 PM
Several House authorizers are asking their colleagues on the appropriations committee to allow the Ohio-class replacement submarine program to move forward under an extended continuing resolution. In a Nov. 18 letter to the chairs and ranking members of the full House Appropriations Committee and defense subcommittee, several House authorizers, led by seapower subcommittee ranking member Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), ask appropriators to consider a “funding anomaly” for the Ohio-class replacement program to avoid potential delays under an extended CR. The...

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