Rep. Courtney Leads Bipartisan Letters to Sec. Esper as Trump Budget Proposal Draws Wide Criticism
February 15, 2020
February 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
President Trump's proposal to siphon resources from critical shipbuilding programs in his FY20201 Budget Request has already drawn bipartisan criticism from legislators in Congress, and from military and defense experts across the country. The President's FY20201 Budget Request would truncate the build-rate for Virginia-class submarines in the years to come, while U.S. combatant commanders ar . . .
President Trump's proposal to siphon resources from critical shipbuilding programs in his FY20201 Budget Request has already drawn bipartisan criticism from legislators in Congress, and from military and defense experts across the country. The President's FY20201 Budget Request would truncate the build-rate for Virginia-class submarines in the years to come, while U.S. combatant commanders ar . . .