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On the recordFebruary 13, 2003
General Jumper, attempts in the past to artificially keep two defense companies in a particular sector of the defense market for the sake of competition has not produced competition at all.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain critiques past efforts to maintain competition in defense sector.

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