Submarines 0 Budget 1

In this article from theday.com, it discusses yet again the Federal budget making it hard for the submarine force to keep up with optempo. Creating only one boat a year isn't enough. The SSBN's are nearing, and if not passing, in some cases, their planned life expectancy. The older SSBN's are undergoing SSGN conversion. Also with the new technology for the fast attacks as seen in the Virgina classes, submarines are advancing. But what worries me is with this decrease in production, what will happen to patrol schedules if the number of subs reaches lower and lower numbers. Will all boats be dual crewed like SSBNs and SSGNs? Who knows? I do also wonder if the article is correct about the surface fleet higher ups being part of the budget markers. Would this be different if their were submarine higher ups there as well?