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On the recordNovember 30, 2016
Saying that we will attain the 50 percent deployment availability goal for LCS because that is what we need to make the Optimized Fleet Response Plan achievable rings a little hollow with me.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain expresses skepticism about Navy's deployment goals for LCS vessels.

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