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Senators press nominee on Red Hill closure, Pearl Harbor dry dock overruns and Fallon infrastructure
Summary
Senators from Hawaii, Nevada and elsewhere asked John Phelan to commit to completing the Red Hill closure process, to exercise oversight of a nearly $4.5 billion dry dock project at Pearl Harbor with recent cost increases, and to address Fallon Range Training Complex compensation and housing shortfalls.
Several senators used the hearing to press John Phelan on local infrastructure and environmental issues affecting bases and communities.
Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii asked Phelan to commit to a transparent, fully resourced closure of the Red Hill fuel facility and remediation work that has affected drinking water on Oahu. Phelan said he was "committed to a…
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