Sen. Collins Urges Defense Secretary Lloyd to Reverse Proposal to Cut Navy Destroyer
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
At an Appropriations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins raised concerns with the Biden administration's lack of prioritization of national security in its Fiscal Year 2022 budget request. She also questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the proposal to procure only one DDG-51 Flight III destroyer in the Department of Defense's budget. At least two DDG-51s were previously p . . .
At an Appropriations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Susan Collins raised concerns with the Biden administration's lack of prioritization of national security in its Fiscal Year 2022 budget request. She also questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the proposal to procure only one DDG-51 Flight III destroyer in the Department of Defense's budget. At least two DDG-51s were previously p . . .