House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Todd Akin sent this letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta back in March, imploring the Pentagon to turn in its 30-year shipbuilding plan so Congress could actually consult it during budget deliberations. The plan finally arrived the day before Rep. Akin’s scheduled hearing. Akin clearly wasn’t satisfied: On Wednesday, he will introduce an amendment to the HASC mark-up of the defense spending bill that demands the Navy produce the plan on time or lose access to a small but sensitive spending account. Click here for full coverage and click on “download this document” at left to read the letter.
Rep. Akin Letter To SecDef Panetta Demanding Timely 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
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