{"id":56402,"date":"2020-01-07T20:50:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T20:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/07\/lawmakers-protest-proposed-cuts-to-shipbuilding\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:09:32","slug":"lawmakers-protest-proposed-cuts-to-shipbuilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/01\/07\/lawmakers-protest-proposed-cuts-to-shipbuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"US lawmakers protest proposed cuts to shipbuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 In a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, two key lawmakers decried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2019\/12\/24\/pentagon-proposes-big-cuts-to-us-navy-destroyer-construction-retiring-13-cruisers\/\" target=\"_blank\">proposed cuts to shipbuilding<\/a>, saying the cuts threaten long-term security and jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, said in a letter that they are \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about reports that five of the 12 Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers planned in the Pentagon\u2019s five-year projection were on the chopping block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe write to express our strong support for a 355-ship Navy and to urge continued support from the Department for a robust shipbuilding budget,&#8221; the letter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cuts, which were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2019\/12\/27\/proposal-for-sweeping-cuts-to-us-navy-shipbuilding-force-structure-could-herald-a-new-strategy-experts-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">outlined in a memo <\/a>from the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and obtained by Defense News, would hit Maine particularly hard, according to analysts, and could put jeopardize jobs at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins and King highlighted $390 million appropriated in the 2020 budget for advanced procurement for three destroyers, noting that the memo only notes one destroyer planned for 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter said Congress would get the last word on the shipbuilding profile, and the senators expressed confidence that support for shipbuilding would continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe expect this congressional support for Navy shipbuilding and DDG-51 procurement to continue in FY 2021 and beyond, and we hope the Department and administration will join us in these efforts,\u201d the letter read. \u201cAs you continue to develop and finalize the Department\u2019s FY 2021 budget request, we urge you to reverse course from cutbacks to shipbuilding plans that may be under deliberation and to support a 355-ship Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement to Defense News, an OMB spokesman said the Administration is clear that it is working toward the 355-ship Navy goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Administration has made very clear that a strong Navy with 355 ships is essential to combat the multiple threats we face as a Nation,&#8221; the statement read. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two key lawmakers are protesting proposed shipbuilding cuts outlined in a memo that leaked in late December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":27880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":16,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[8,160,12,16,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3361],"class_list":["post-56402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress","category-daily-news-roundup","category-industry","category-naval","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"B65BGPRTLZGNROMLK3542CO3QU","arc_canonical_url":"\/naval\/2020\/01\/07\/lawmakers-protest-proposed-cuts-to-shipbuilding\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US lawmakers protest proposed cuts to shipbuilding - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two key lawmakers are protesting proposed shipbuilding cuts outlined in a memo that leaked in late December.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US lawmakers protest proposed cuts to shipbuilding\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two key lawmakers are protesting proposed shipbuilding cuts outlined in a memo that leaked in late December.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/01\/07\/lawmakers-protest-proposed-cuts-to-shipbuilding\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-01-07T20:50:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T00:09:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David B. 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