03/11/2009
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"I'm concerned that cost overruns in shipbuilding programs will undermine future plans."
"I am concerned that problems with developing the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) could delay the USS Gerald Ford's (CVN-78) entry into service."
"The United States has not ratified the Law of the Sea Treaty while China has continued efforts to assert sovereignty over contested areas."
"do we expect that problems associated with the EMALS will cause any delays to the delivery of the CVN-78 it was designed to support?"