Carter Fights for Kings Bay in Budget Discussions

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to highlight the need to support the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Marys during fiscal year 2016 budget discussions.

After highlighting the indispensable role the fleet of submarines located at Kings Bay plays in our national defense, Carter requested that the House Appropriations Committee consider a replacement to the Ohio-class submarine during this year's budget discussions to prevent a gap in the retirement of the Ohio-class boats and their replacement.

"While these submarines fulfill a critical role in nuclear deterrence and readiness, they will soon be reaching the end of their expected timeline and a replacement will be needed," said Carter. "The first Ohio-class replacement submarine was originally scheduled to be procured in fiscal year 2019, but necessary deferments by the Navy have pushed back that timeline. This means that there may be a gap in the retirement of the Ohio-class boats and the procurement and production of its replacement class of boats. Due to this concern, I submitted a request to the Appropriations Committee in support of the Department of Defense's budget line of $1.391 billion for the Ohio replacement development in accordance with the President's budget."

During his testimony, Carter also shared his concerns and priorities for the rest of the military installations within Georgia's First Congressional District including Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Air Field, the Townsend Bombing Range and Moody Air Force Base.

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