Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tore into top Navy officials on Tuesday for supporting a budget plan that would shrink the fleet, even as China adds ships.
"Like 340?" Graham pressed on China’s fleet size.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro admitted the Navy used an inflation estimate that is lower than the real rate of inflation when it prepared its budget plan. Under the Navy's latest budget plan, the fleet would shrink by two ships this year, and more ships in the next few years, while China's fleet is expanding.
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