Panel cuts funding for DD(X) program ; The move by the House Appropriations Committee is praised and criticized by Maine's delegation.

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BART JANSEN Washington Correspondent
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
06-08-2005
Panel cuts funding for DD(X) program ; The move by the House Appropriations Committee is praised and criticized by Maine's delegation.
Byline: BART JANSEN Washington Correspondent
Edition: FINAL
Section: Business

WASHINGTON --

A key House committee agreed Tuesday to slash funding for the next generation of destroyer slated for construction at Bath Iron Works and instead buy a DDG-51 destroyer to give the Navy time to decide what kind of ship it wants. The strategy sets the House on a collision course with the Senate, ...

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