White House’s OMB skeptical of Navy plan to boost shipyard wages, SASC chairman says

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White House’s OMB skeptical of Navy plan to boost shipyard wages, SASC chairman says

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Roger Wicker said the shipbuilding industry will not be able to meet the Navy’s demand for Virginia-class submarines unless it is willing to pay competitive wages to workers doing a “very difficult, physical job.”