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Lawmakers Hope To Add Three More Ships To Navy’s FY ’09 Procurement Plan

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By Geoff Fein Lawmakers yesterday said they would like to see the Navy reach its goal of a 313-ship fleet sooner, and they would like to boost the '09 shipbuilding request by at least three additional ships. "We hope we can come to an agreement with yourselves and the Senate, to build at least 10 ships," Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee defense (HAC-D) subcommittee, said yesterday. "A couple of suggestions staff has made is to…

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