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Committee backs broader right‑to‑repair authority after nominee calls restrictions 'dangerous'
5559582 · July 22, 2025
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Senators and the nominee agreed that contractor restrictions that prevent sailors from repairing equipment hinder readiness; Admiral Caudle expressed full support for the right to repair and said sailors should be able to fix broken gear.
During the July 24 hearing senators and Admiral Daryl Caudle discussed contractual repair restrictions identified by the Government Accountability Office and Secretary of the Navy testimony as constraining shipboard repairs.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren described instances where sailors on the Gerald R.…
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