SECNAV nominee: Trump wants ‘shipbuilding, shipbuilding, shipbuilding’

Navy secretary nominee John Phelan has no military experience, but he was speaking the language Thursday during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.He called “people our most precious resource,” vowing to “restore operational readiness” as the Navy faces “an inflection point” with China’s growing naval power outpacing the U.S.’s ability to put more ships in the water.“I understand that some may question why a businessman who did not wear