Navy reliance on reconciliation for shipbuilding violates congressional intent, Wicker warns

Navy reliance on reconciliation for shipbuilding violates congressional intent, Wicker warns

The Pentagon's fiscal year 2026 shipbuilding budget request omits procurement dollars for Virginia-class submarines and other undersea and surface platforms, leaving the near-term fate of critical Navy programs up to the pending budget reconciliation package and running afoul of congressional intent, the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman said today. According to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) in his opening statement during a Navy budget hearin…