Comprehensive reform is needed in the shipbuilding industry on all fronts, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) told reporters today, hours before the Senate voted 85-14 to approve increased submarine program funding in the compromise fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill. “I will say going forward, we're going to have to do a lot more, because we're not yet producing new ships and subs at the pace we should, and we're not yet repairing and maintaining our existing inventory with the speed...
