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Rob Wittman: “I am not confident that we can afford ships at that price and build the fleet back at the pace that we need to build it…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
I am not confident that we can afford ships at that price and build the fleet back at the pace that we need to build it back.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman expresses concerns about the affordability of new ships and the pace of fleet rebuilding.

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