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On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
What are we giving up by not funding 20 percent of the requirement and what is the projected long-term impact of delaying or deferring this maintenance?
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono questions the impact of underfunding maintenance requirements.

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