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On the recordJuly 20, 2021
To Admiral Schultz, you used some language saying there would be targeted investments in the shoreside facilities, but with this $2 billion backlog and a reduction of 23 percent in this year's budget, how much are you going to be able to chip away at that backlog?
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio questions Admiral Schultz about budget cuts and backlog issues.

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