Littoral Ship Plan Inches Forward, But Opposition Looms -- Stars And Stripes
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Navy leaders want Congress to authorize a new spending plan for 20 Littoral Combat ships before adjourning this month, or risk higher prices next year to continue a program that has suffered from a history of budgetary overruns.
The plan already has received backing from the House and has been included in the Senate version of an omnibus spending bill that lawmakers hope to pass as soon as possible. However, the roughly $9.8 billion plan to purchase the ships in the next five years could still be derailed by critics, including Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz., who decry uncertainty over costs and the program’s dismal record of wasted dollars.
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