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Trent Lott: “I do, however, want to engage the chairman on a subject of great national interest: Navy ship construction. Over the…”

On the recordMay 21, 2003
I do, however, want to engage the chairman on a subject of great national interest: Navy ship construction. Over the years, this country has seen a steady decline in not only our naval ship force structure, but in the capacity to construct these great warships. Instead of building the requisite 12 ships a year to maintain our current and modest naval capability, we are merely producing 6 to 7 per year. The erosion in our naval capability should not continue.
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Discussing the decline in U.S. naval ship construction during a debate on the defense authorization bill.

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