04/30/2019
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"some of the work that Representative Courtney has done on the submarine fleet where we have looked at investing"
"In December 2016, the Department of the Navy produced a new Force Structure Assessment which reviewed and validated military requirements and determined that the Navy our Nation needs is a 355-ship Na..."
"This is the fourth engagement that we have held on topic since last fall, which is of the highest urgency, given the unacceptable level of fatalities in non-combat settings which occurred in 2017."
"If that amendment was removed, we actually step back, Congress steps back from this issue and really allows the Navy to then move forward with a more optimal arrangement."