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Rob Wittman: “Is this the future, what the American taxpayer can expect in the next decade for our fleet if sequestration goes into…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Is this the future, what the American taxpayer can expect in the next decade for our fleet if sequestration goes into place?
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman questions the impact of sequestration on future naval capabilities.

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