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John Garamendi: We are not putting good money into bad ships. We are putting money into the ships that we are going to keep.

On the recordMay 17, 2021
We are not putting good money into bad ships. We are putting money into the ships that we are going to keep.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi emphasizes investing in ships that will remain in the fleet.

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