White House seeks submarine stopgap funding as Congress eyes CR

By Tony Bertuca / September 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Trump administration is seeking billions to begin building an additional Columbia-class submarine in the likely event Congress is forced to pass a stopgap continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1, according to a list of "anomalies" sent to Capitol Hill. The CR, which the administration would like to run through Jan. 31, 2026, should include $3.9 billion to begin building one additional Columbia-class submarine, the full procurement cost of which is about $9 billion, according to...

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