Objections raised by the Pentagon, including a call from the Air Force secretary, played a large role in the House voting down an amendment that would have redirected $1 billion in defense spending to procure new Virginia-class submarines, House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) told reporters today. The bipartisan amendment to the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill, which would have carved up existing programs to fund advanced procurement of fast-attack submarines in FY-22 and FY-23, was offered...
