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Wittman: 313-Ship Navy Fleet Needed But Not On Horizon

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Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford A shipbuilding-focused lawmaker said yesterday the Navy cannot expect to reach its stated goal of having a 313-vessel fleet any time in the near future, yet he will continue to push to boost the service's annual ship-constructing budget by billions of dollars. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), co-chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, said at the Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va., that "it's unrealistic to believe ...that this number of 313 is going to become a…

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