Some members of the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee would like to allocate $20 billion annually for shipbuilding, according to subcommittee member Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA). Wittman said that he and other members of the seapower subcommittee are concerned that the funding the Navy receives each year is not enough to meet its strategic goals and shipbuilding needs. "There is a divergence between the plan and the budget," Wittman said. He acknowledged, however, that the Navy tends to receive most...
