House GOP looks to reassure submarine industrial base amid budget uncertainty

By Nick Wilson / February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
House Republicans are attempting to reassure members of the shipbuilding industrial base that robust investment will continue -- when it comes to submarine production at least -- amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's defense spending priorities. “The investment that Congress makes in your businesses ought to be strong and will be strong. There's a strong commitment to that, even though we're dealing with some other financial issues,” House Appropriations Committee member Nick Lalota (R-NY) told a group of submarine builders...

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