06/24/2015
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"I hope going forward that we rely on your recommendations, as opposed to--it is one of the reasons that when I ran this past fall, I decided to swear off earmarks."
"I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member, Senator Wicker, again because I raised the issue."
"I was surprised to learn that the Navy plans to place 6 ships of the 3-squadron, 16-ship total MPF for the Marine Corps into reduced operating status beginning in fiscal year 2013."
"There is a gap in the modernization of our shipyards in terms of the backlog there."