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On the recordDecember 6, 2017
Can you tell me one or two individuals that, because of the failure, for example, the $6 billion Future Combat Systems [FCS] that never worked, can you tell me an individual or individuals that paid a penalty for that failure?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain questions accountability for failures in military projects.

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