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Lisa Murkowski: “We are lagging and a commercially available icebreaker is just going to be a gap-filler.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
We are lagging and a commercially available icebreaker is just going to be a gap-filler.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski emphasizes the urgency of developing icebreakers amid global competition.

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