Golden: Congress, White House have to provide Navy more guidance before service creates shipbuilding plans

By Aidan Quigley, Audrey Decker / September 2, 2021 at 3:16 PM
Congress and the Biden administration need to provide the Navy with strategic guidance before the service develops its long-term fleet size and shipbuilding plans, House Armed Services Committee member Jared Golden (D-ME) said Thursday. Golden, speaking at an event hosted by the Hudson Institute, said Congress, the White House and Pentagon leadership need to provide the Navy with a clear strategic plan about the goals of the fleet before requesting shipbuilding plans. "In order to answer a question about what...

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