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John Garamendi: “It seems to me that we need to provide a significant incentive, in this case, for the Coast Guard and perhaps also for…”

On the recordJune 25, 2013
It seems to me that we need to provide a significant incentive, in this case, for the Coast Guard and perhaps also for other services that if they are able to, in this as we see here, find a way to save three-quarters of a billion, then they ought to be able to take that three-quarters of a billion and apply it to other acquisition programs that are short of money.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi advocates for incentives for the Coast Guard to utilize savings effectively.

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