12/10/2019
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"With the Navy's request to decommission Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships are there any plans to utilize these vessels in future Fleet Training Sinking Exercises which would provide an opportunity f..."
"It's clear that this budget fails to invest in the capabilities required to deter conflict and, if necessary, to win the next war. I refuse to support it."
"I don't understand how this administration can conclude that making the size of our fleet even smaller will somehow deter China."
"We should be expanding and modernizing our naval capabilities. We absolutely should not go along with the administration's plan to cut these capabilities."