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Barbara Boxer: “I say to my colleague, I have visited companies all over California, many of whom do nearly 90 percent of their work…”

On the recordJuly 10, 1997
I say to my colleague, I have visited companies all over California, many of whom do nearly 90 percent of their work with the Federal Government, but that is their option, just as it is the option of someone who works for the Federal Government to work for the private sector.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing the relationship between private companies and the Federal Government.

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