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Richard Blumenthal: “I was very pleased, Secretary Geurts and Admiral Merz, to see in your written testimony that the Columbia-class program…”

On the recordNovember 26, 2018
I was very pleased, Secretary Geurts and Admiral Merz, to see in your written testimony that the Columbia-class program remains the Navy's number-one acquisition priority and is on track to start construction at the beginning of fiscal year 2020 to 2021.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the importance of the Columbia-class program for the Navy's future.

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