If we fail to grow the Navy with the highly capable ships that will be necessary to operate in the kinds of environments they are going to face, we are going to undermine the security assurances we provide to our allies, and that will affect the U.S. position in the world and it will have dilatory effects on our economy and our relationships with our allies and partners.
On the recordMay 23, 2017
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Emphasizes the need to grow the Navy for national security and economic stability.
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