02/14/2011
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"Every worker that's at a shipyard that is working on the Columbia is part of our national security infrastructure."
"Does the current rotary wing aircraft inventory meet the needs of a 355-ship Navy--regardless of the mix?"
"Do you agree that worker training grants provided by the Federal Government play an important role in supporting the defense industrial base?"
"the shipyards are a critical national asset to America. It's one of our strengths, and that workforce is essential to us being able to build Columbia, to be able to build Virginia."