As the Navy struggles to keep as many ships at sea as possible, the CR puts 11 in limbo- they can’t go to sea and they can’t get fixed. #LosingTime
"Every day we live under a continuing resolution is a day we do damage to our military." - Mac Thornberry, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee
ELEVEN SHIPS
THE PROBLEM:
To be effective and safe, our ships require regular maintenance. To achieve this the Navy maintains a delicate rotation, bringing ships that need regular repair back to port while ensuring we have enough ships at sea to keep America secure. Repeated funding cuts and continuing resolutions have disrupted that schedule. Consequently, ships that desperately need repair are forced to stay at sea, or wait in line at a shipyard - challenging our ability to project power, risking the success of our missions and the lives of our sailors.
WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY:
Under the current CR, maintenance will be delayed on eleven more ships, keeping them away from the fleet while the nation pays additional money for longer pierside maintenance periods.
WHAT WE COULD BE DOING:
The House authorized increasing ship maintenance by $75 million, to help clear the current backlog and keep our ships and Sailors safe.
