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Tipoffs on Bath Iron Works Newsletter for Sunday December 25, 2022 ( 3 items )  

Annual Spending Bill Passes Senate with King-Backed Initiatives to Support Maine Jobs, Bolster National Defense
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today voted along with sixty-seven of his Senate colleagues to pass the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which funds government programs through next September and advances a number of Senator King's policy priorities. The annual funding bill will support Maine jobs, increase affordability for working families, and invest in our national security. The bi  more

Congressional Research Service: 'Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress' (Part 2 of 4)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Dec. 16, 2022, entitled "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress:" * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 4) Rules for Ship Types Now Being Procured or Recently Procured For ship types now being procured for the Navy, or recently procured for the Navy, naming rules (and exceptions thereto) are summarized below. The July 2012 Navy report to Congress discusses current naming rules (and exc  more

Senator Collins Secures Funding for Additional DDG-51 Destroyer in Omnibus Funding Package
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus includes funding for which she strongly advocated to construct three DDG-51 destroyers. The omnibus passed the Senate yesterday by a vote of 68-29. The House is expected to pass it today before it heads to the President's desk   more