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Deval Patrick: “As a basic principle of fairness, all bids should play by the same set of market rules and none should be allowed to…”

On the recordMay 15, 2019
As a basic principle of fairness, all bids should play by the same set of market rules and none should be allowed to benefit from the backing of a foreign government . . . It is cheating, plain and simple, and should not be rewarded using taxpayer dollars.
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Deval Patrick

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Emphasizing fairness in bidding against foreign government-backed companies.

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