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John McCain: Secretary Mabus, will the Navy comply with the request made by me and the chairman in our letter of March 19, 2012, not…

On the recordMarch 18, 2012
Secretary Mabus, will the Navy comply with the request made by me and the chairman in our letter of March 19, 2012, not to implement any of its proposed force structure reductions in 2012 before Congress has authorized the Navy to do so?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain questions Navy Secretary Mabus about proposed force structure reductions.

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