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Angus King: “We are going to look back and say what happened, why did we not have a ship available to go to the Gulf or whatever it…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
We are going to look back and say what happened, why did we not have a ship available to go to the Gulf or whatever it was.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the long-term consequences of shipbuilding issues on military readiness.

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