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Wicker, Wittman float bill to require major Navy shipbuilding boost

By David Brown
Published June 22, 2017 4:08pm ET
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Wicker, Wittman float bill to require major Navy shipbuilding boost
Two Republican lawmakers announced a bill on Thursday that would make it the Navy's policy to build toward and maintain a fleet of 355 ships. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) | Steve Helber

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., announced a bill on Thursday that would make it the Navy’s policy to build toward and maintain a fleet of 355 ships.

Under the Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Act, the Navy would add 79 ships beyond today’s 276-ship fleet, a goal that could take 20 to 25 years, the members said.

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