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Roger Wicker: “I was encouraged to hear that Secretary Chao has reinstated the Sea Year Program aboard commercial vessels for…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
I was encouraged to hear that Secretary Chao has reinstated the Sea Year Program aboard commercial vessels for midshipmen at the Academy.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker expresses support for the reinstatement of a vital training program for midshipmen.

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