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On the recordDecember 11, 2023
We have been at this for a decade in this committee, and we are not even close to getting a heavy icebreaker.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi expresses frustration over delays in acquiring a heavy icebreaker for Arctic operations.

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