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Shipbuilding Advocates On Hill Seek Suppport

Julie Samuel

Friday, January 18th, 2013

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Naval shipbuilders lost some powerful congressional advocates in recent years. So House lawmakers are trying to boost support for ship companies and programs in Congress through steps like taking new members on submarine rides. The 113th Congress started this month without some senior Navy boosters, including former Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), who died last month. Past Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members Joseph Lieberman (I/D-Conn.), Jim Webb (D-Va.), and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) all retired. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.),…

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Army

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Army

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Army

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