05/12/2009
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"It is critical that this subcommittee conduct rigorous oversight of shipbuilding programs to ensure the Navy is making the best use of limited taxpayer dollars."
"The vitality of the 30-year shipbuilding plan is essential to the strength of our shipbuilding industrial base."
"Senator Levin is a distinguished and thoughtful American statesman and was as evenhanded a chairman as I have ever served with in my 21 years in the House and Senate."
"Can you discuss the extent to which the Marine Corps is with experimenting with smaller and more independent units in a more distributed geographic manner?"