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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
If you are confirmed, will you evaluate the imposed workforce levels at the public shipyards, including Portsmouth, to ensure that they're sufficient to handle emergency and other unforeseen work on Navy ships and submarines?
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Questioning Admiral Roughead about workforce levels at Navy shipyards.

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