SCA Urges Congress to Fund Navy Shipbuilding
U.S. Congress announced this morning that it would likely pass a short-term continuing resolution (CR) extension through March 2017.
Addressing the proposed CR, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) president, Matthew Paxton, issued the following statement.
“SCA urges Congress to include provisions in the CR for Navy shipbuilding programs, including the Ohio Replacement Program. Without proper waivers in the funding language, critical national security programs will not be able to move forward in the acquisition process, creating contracting burdens that could increase costs and delay fielding of U.S. Navy vessels. Especially in light of the President-elect’s call to increase the capacity and capability of our Armed Forces, SCA urges Congress to take appropriate action to ensure the consistent funding of our critical Navy assets.”
