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Members of Congress visit Navy shipbuilder amid talk of cuts

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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jess Lewis. License: http://bit.ly/2JRgtDI

180911-N-RX668-064 NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 11, 2018) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Kevin Reeves, harbormaster, assigned to Naval Station Newport, helps guide in the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) to the pier as the ship arrives at Naval Station Newport in preparation for the Chief of Naval Operations' 23rd International Seapower Symposium (ISS) at U.S. Naval War College. More than 180 senior officers and civilians from more than 110 countries including many of the senior-most officers from those countries' navies and coast guards, are attending the biennial event Sept. 19-21. This year's theme is "Security, Order, Prosperity," and will feature guest speakers and panel discussions to explore the common security challenges of maritime nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jess Lewis/released)

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The chairman and ranking Republican on a House Armed Services subcommittee have paid a visit to Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine.

Democratic Rep. Joe Courtney, of Connecticut, and Republican Rep. Rob Wittman, of Virginia, toured the shipyard Friday at the invitation of Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, of Maine.

The visit comes several weeks after a leaked memo outlined an initial Navy proposal to cut shipbuilding.

Golden said the leaders of the subcommittee are strongly opposed to shipbuilding cuts.

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