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Jon Tester: “Despite repeated investments in the defense industrial base and the shipbuilding industrial base in particular, we don't…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
Despite repeated investments in the defense industrial base and the shipbuilding industrial base in particular, we don't really see improvements towards ships being delivered on cost and on time.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester highlights ongoing issues with shipbuilding delays and cost overruns despite investments.

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