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Norman Sisisky: “Before I do that, let me ask all of my colleagues to support this defense authorization bill. It is not a perfect bill…”

On the recordMay 19, 1998
Before I do that, let me ask all of my colleagues to support this defense authorization bill. It is not a perfect bill, but it is about as perfect as we can make it within current budget limitations. As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Military Procurement, I am all too aware of how budget limits impact procurement. Let me just pick two items. I am delighted that we were able to fund the advance funding for CVN-77, which is a transition carrier between the CVX, the last of the Nimitz carriers. My biggest concern, however, on the other side, is we had to cut 36 F-18 E/Fs from the Navy.
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Norman Sisisky
Democratic · Virginia
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Discussing the defense authorization bill and its budget limitations during a committee meeting.

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