09/08/2009
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"I hope that we can keep this program on track. It is just so massive, such an international commitment that if we let it get away from us, we will regret it."
"Maybe we ought to change the EDA rules if they're not allowing you to use common sense to get the best effect for the taxpayers and for the military."
"As I recall, the initial estimate was about $290 million or something a ship, the base ship, almost as a commercial ship."
"I would just add for the record that Congress asked the Navy and the Navy is seeking and has sought to develop a faster, more cost-effective ship utilizing smaller crews and less fuel with a lot of fl..."