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Monday, March 10, 2008

Lawmaker to Navy: Cut new destroyers, build cruisers faster

House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor, D-Miss., Thursday proposed cutting the Navy's planned fleet of seven DDG-1000 destroyers to two hulls and instead speeding up production of the military's next-generation cruiser.

Taylor's proposal, offered during a hearing with Navy officials, essentially would trade one hometown program for another.

Taylor's southern Mississippi district includes Northrop Grumman's Pascagoula shipyard, one of two yards that build the DDG-1000.

But the ship's $3 billion-plus price tag has concerned several lawmakers, including staunch shipbuilding advocates such as Taylor.

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