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Jack Reed: “I would just ask you to seriously consider the option of not taking the ship out of Narragansett Bay and spending $20…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2014
I would just ask you to seriously consider the option of not taking the ship out of Narragansett Bay and spending $20 million for it elsewhere but spending very little and simply transferring it across.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Senator Reed urges consideration of a cost-effective solution for the NOAA vessel relocation.

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