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On the recordMay 23, 2017
I appreciate the crucial investments in readiness, but the fact that we are actually taking a backwards step when it comes to shipbuilding is incredibly troubling.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman expresses concern over declining shipbuilding despite investments in military readiness.

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