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On the recordMarch 13, 2013
Looking at the savings and the costs from the 2005 BRAC, if you were to take the $35 billion cost of that particular BRAC and play it out over the period of time, that would have bought the United States three additional aircraft carriers.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman discusses the financial implications of the 2005 BRAC and its impact on military resources.

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