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Tom Cole: “We cannot continue to divest ships without investing adequately in ship construction.”

On the recordApril 9, 2024
We cannot continue to divest ships without investing adequately in ship construction.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma

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Warning against reducing ship numbers without proper investment in new ships.

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