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Vol. 14, Issue 2                                                                                             May-June 2008

House and Senate Do Not Increase the Naval Shipbuilding Budget

On May 22nd, the House of Representatives passed its version (HR 5658) of the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate Armed Services Committee has completed work on its bill (S 3001), which has yet to be taken up by the full Senate. In the FY 2009 budget submitted to Congress in February, the Navy requested $12.4 billion for 7 new ships. The House bill provides $12.5 billion for the procurement of 6 ships, and the Senate bill authorizes $12.3 billion for 7 ships. Rather than increasing the Navy’s topline request and adding ships to the budget, the House and Senate bills essentially reallocate money within the Navy’s ship procurement and National Defense Sealift Fund (NDSF) accounts.

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Vol. 14, Issue 1 January-February 2008

Rep. Rob Wittman Named As Co-Chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) announced on February 11th that Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) will join him as the co-chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus. Rep. Wittman was elected by special election last year to fill Virginia’s 1st Congressional District seat formerly held by Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who passed away last October.

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Shipbuilding Industry Resolutions Convey Goals for 2008 

During the annual American Shipbuilding Association convention held on November 27^th, two resolutions were adopted expressing the industry’s continued commitment to work in support of rebuilding America’s Navy, Coast Guard, and merchant fleets.