June 22, 2005 House pushes Navy to buy more ships in 2006 By Megan Scully, CongressDaily Amid mounting concerns that the domestic shipbuilding industry is taking heavy hits, House authorizers and appropriators have dramatically increased the Navy's ship buys for next year, helping to feed a sector that is becoming more anemic just as China pours billions into its fleet. The decision reflects a growing consensus in the powerful shipbuilding industry and on Capitol Hill that the Navy lacks a thorough and consistent plan for its future fleet. The Pentagon's fiscal 2006 request sought four new ships, a drop from...