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Jackie Speier: “That we are not paying for pigs in the poke. And that we are not providing sweetheart deals to the shipbuilders for not…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2016
That we are not paying for pigs in the poke. And that we are not providing sweetheart deals to the shipbuilders for not providing us ships at the outset that are capable of doing the job that we contracted for.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California
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Editor's note · Context

Concerned about financial prudence and accountability in shipbuilding contracts.

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