John McCain said "If we had been told it was $478 million and 12 years late for some of the programs, I do not think that this committee and the Congress of the United States would have approved it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 30, 2016

If we had been told it was $478 million and 12 years late for some of the programs, I do not think that this committee and the Congress of the United States would have approved it.

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John McCain

Republican · Arizona

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McCain critiques the misleading cost estimates presented to Congress.

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