03/27/2012
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"Has there been unexpected cost growth in the CVN-71 RCOH, and, if so, please explain the reasons for this cost growth;"
"They fill in a vacuum that exists in the private sector. They fill a vital need."
"I don't believe it's the job of the Navy to be involved in building and involved in new technologies."
"Believe me, we acted, as is our responsibility, because of our intense frustration about the lack of progress on this issue."