03/03/2010
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"It is difficult for us to make the case, which we want to make, if you are not obligating the money."
"The bipartisan National Security Supplemental that the Senate passed more than 2 months ago includes more than $3 billion to bolster the submarine industrial base."
"I have had a front row seat on how not to build a lead ship and how uncertainty can lead to years of damage to the industrial base."
"The civilian personnel system at DoD too often is slow and overly bureaucratic."