Shipbuilding topline questions hang in balance ahead of Senate mark

By Justin Doubleday / May 9, 2016 at 11:57 AM
Senate authorizers have expressed support for several shipbuilding initiatives similar to what was included in the House Armed Services Committee's defense policy bill, but how those plus-ups will be funded in the upper-chamber committee's version of the legislation remains a key question ahead of the panel's mark-up this week. The Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee will mark up the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill on May 10, while the full committee will convene on May 11, with the expectation...

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