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Tim Kaine: “There still remains a gap [in funding for Virginia class…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Tim Kaine Discusses Submarine Production With Trump Navy Nom Admiral Daryl Caudle

Published | Video Starts at 04:17

The example was the Pentagon made assumptions about how much money the reconciliation bill would have for Virginia class subs, but that turned out to be off by $2 billion. We fixed a significant portion of that deficit. The Chairman was key to that. There still remains a gap [in funding for Virginia class subs]. So I'm concerned that there could be a cascading effect over the next several years. But. But one thing that could help give us some clarity on the issue going forward would be timely delivery of a 30 year shipbuilding plan. (04:17–04:20)

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