04/16/2013
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"I am a very grateful and proud Navy dad."
"I look forward to joining with Chairman Garamendi to work with you."
"The threats we face are only becoming more complex as we confront a rising China who is building ships at a faster rate than anyone has in recent history and now has the world's largest navy."
"the stability of the Nation's--of the Navy's maintenance industrial base is an important consideration in the context of great power competition."