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John Phelan: “We should also pass the Ships for America act, which would…”

Featuring: John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy | National

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Fireside Chat with John C. Phelan

Published | Video Starts at 10:21

But what's the status of the effort to have hulls of ships or whatever built overseas, say in South Korea? So let me tell you one thing. We should also pass the Ships for America act, which would also be very powerful for as a signal to the maritime industrial base. But on that specifically you look that those negotiations continue to go on with those countries. There was a thing put in the budget about foreign combat ships. (10:21–10:29)

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