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John McCain: Why can you not? Why can we not penalize companies for failure to live up to the obligations of their contracts?

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
Why can you not? Why can we not penalize companies for failure to live up to the obligations of their contracts?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain questions the lack of penalties for contractors failing to meet obligations.

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