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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 2017 budget discussions.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW CARTER'S TESTIMONY Carter testifies on the importance of First District military installations before House Appropriations Committee

After highlighting the unique military footprint in the First District of Georgia, 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.

"Our district is home to the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, the port for the Atlantic ballistic missile submarine fleet, which will soon reach the end of its life cycle," said Carter. "For this reason, I have submitted a programmatic request in support of the Ohio Replacement Program with the intent to maintain the development timeline."

To view Carter's full testimony before the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, please click here.