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Joe Courtney: “Despite the massive increase in the Pentagon, we have steadily seen the fleet size fall below what the Navy has told us…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
Despite the massive increase in the Pentagon, we have steadily seen the fleet size fall below what the Navy has told us repeatedly is necessary, at 313 ship Navy.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney highlights the decline in Navy fleet size despite increased Pentagon funding.

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