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On the recordMarch 28, 2012
Why would we pay an additional $600 million dollars to have the same number of submarines delivered?
Said by
Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Wittman questions the rationale behind increased costs for the same number of submarines.

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