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Lawmaker Group Lobby Appropriators For Second Virginia Sub

Wednesday, March 18th, 2020

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Lawmaker Group Lobby Appropriators For Second Virginia Sub

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN-777). (Photo: U.S. Navy)

A bipartisan group of over 100 lawmakers pushed House appropriators in a letter to fund a second Virginia-class submarine in the fiscal year 2021 defense budget bill. Led by the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) as well as Rep James Langevin (D-R.I.), the letter has a total of 112 signatures. The signatories represent 32 states and over 14,000 submarine supply chain organization areas, a spokesman for Courtney…

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