02/01/2010
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"Congress rejected the Navy's proposal last year to early retire seven cruisers."
"The Navy reported an estimated $4.8 billion in savings associated with early retirement of the seven CGs and two LSDs."
"The fiscal year 2014 budget fully funded the SSBN(X) development effort. It does not repair the 2-year delay initiated in last year's budget."
"Secretary Stackley, how would a delay in the design of the VPM impact the Navy's ability to move forward with production on block V in fiscal year 2019?"