03/28/2011
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"I interpret these Navy decisions as a reaffirmation and a validation of the importance of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF)."
"The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a very important public shipyard in our country."
"There is a gap in the modernization of our shipyards in terms of the backlog there."
"I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member, Senator Wicker, again because I raised the issue."