07/28/2009
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"If the world were becoming safer, then perhaps such a reduction could be absorbed with little risk to national security. But unfortunately, that is not the world in which we live."
"we cannot produce two attack submarines a year. We're at about 1.2 and I think everyone can see this platform is probably the most critical and decisive."
"Some folks want it to be used as a political tool, when in fact we ought to be working for the betterment of the country, not for Democrats or Republicans."
"How can we look at the request for only one Virginia Class Submarine in fiscal year 2025, as anything but a pretty enormous step back for our industrial base?"