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Jack Reed: “The Navy was directed, as Senator McCain indicated, by the Secretary of Defense to pursue a program that was more…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2015
The Navy was directed, as Senator McCain indicated, by the Secretary of Defense to pursue a program that was more transformational
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses the Navy's shift to a more ambitious program under pressure.

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