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On the recordMay 23, 2017
I think I heard you say that getting to the 355 ships solves not only a modernization problem, but it solves a readiness problem.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker emphasizes the importance of increasing the fleet size for modernization and readiness.

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