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Mark Pocan: “If [the toilets on the Ford class aircraft carrier] get…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 59 with Savannah Wooten

Published | Video Starts at 00:32

You know, can you talk about some of the boondoggles out there? Like, I know one of my favorite ones is the Ford class aircraft carrier has a problem with their toilets flushing. If [the toilets on the Ford class aircraft carrier] get clogged, they literally have to flush $400,000 worth of acids down the toilets. Literally flushing money down the toilet. But they've had amphibious vehicles that only sink and other things. Do you have any examples that you can think of uphand? (00:32–33:16)

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Asserts that unclogging toilets on the Ford class aircraft carrier costs $400,000 in acids.

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