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Rob Wittman: “Does this plan, in an effort to make the FYDP look good, actually open up taxpayers to paying more in the long run for…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
Does this plan, in an effort to make the FYDP look good, actually open up taxpayers to paying more in the long run for the same number of ships?
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman raises concerns about potential long-term costs to taxpayers from the current shipbuilding plan.

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