Wittman: HASC Republicans Will Keep Up Push for Larger Navy
USNI News Wittman: HASC Republicans Will Keep Up Push for Larger Navy Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee will maintain their focus on building a larger Navy to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, the panel’s new number-two Republican told USNI News. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said that, while the new Biden administration will want to evaluate the plans for Navy shipbuilding, he believes the emphasis on China as the main challenge for the U.S. will drive the strategy and make a larger fleet essential going forward. “You might have a debate about what cl...
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