07/07/2009
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"So we are talking about billions more. I do not know if we have any real estimate of those additional costs."
"Frankly, we need some legislative relief in order to get down to the numbers that we want to for----"
"I think we need to put a little more perspective on the costs here we are talking about."
"Let us be clear. The only thing sustaining the C-17 program in the face of a military requirement that is and will likely remain satisfied is the predominance of the military-industrial complex."