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Joe Manchin: The ability to go in and selectively fix our investment programs that required fixing on a priority basis, the ability…

On the recordApril 23, 2013
The ability to go in and selectively fix our investment programs that required fixing on a priority basis, the ability to move money out of our investment accounts and handle our more pressing readiness needs, for example our depot inductions of airframes and engines, and in this case for the Navy's ship maintenance--when we have those types of maintenance events, if we miss them they're missed forever.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin emphasizes the need for flexibility in defense spending to address urgent maintenance needs.

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