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Jim Inhofe: But now it becomes a capacity problem. Particularly, we now find out we're going to be reducing our number of ships to…

On the recordMay 4, 2009
But now it becomes a capacity problem. Particularly, we now find out we're going to be reducing our number of ships to 300, and I think perhaps this might argue for a change in that policy.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe raises concerns about naval capacity due to planned reductions in ships.

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