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John Garamendi: “You cannot take care of a 290 fleet, and therefore we ought to stop building new ships until you can take care of what…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2019
You cannot take care of a 290 fleet, and therefore we ought to stop building new ships until you can take care of what you have.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi argues against building new ships without proper maintenance for the existing fleet.

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