04/18/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
"A strong U.S. economy, a strong U.S. infrastructure, and a strong industrial base--and I am not talking about the defense industrial base."
"The Navy is at 324,000 Active Duty sailors. I'm told that is the lowest in almost a decade."
"What does the 25 percent reduction in U.S.-flagged ships do to our labor pool?"
"But, let's talk about the sailors----"