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John Phelan: “The fact is, I can't, and no one can tell you what it costs…”

Featuring: John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy | National

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Morning Keynote: The Honorary John Phelan

Published | Video Starts at 47:48

I would have thought there'd be much more accountability around our spend and how we look at it. And again, I don't blame the Navy. I think it's kind of the ecosystem. We are driven by a budget. The fact is, I can't, and no one can tell you what it costs to run the United States Navy. I can tell you what we spend every year, but I can't tell you what it costs to run it. (47:48–47:55)

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Asserts that the cost to run the United States Navy is unknown.

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