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John McCain: 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…

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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