The White House objects to provisions in the Senate defense appropriations bill that it says would provide for the procurement of an additional Littoral Combat Ship, along with a measure that limits the Pentagon's requested increase in military end strength, according to a letter from Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. The July 16 letter notes that the $675 billion bill provides $1.1 billion to procure two LCSs, which is $475 million more than what the administration requested...
