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Joe Courtney: “Again, I think Mr. Forbes' basic point is correct, which is that we are sort of paying for the sins of the past here.”

On the recordOctober 22, 2013
Again, I think Mr. Forbes' basic point is correct, which is that we are sort of paying for the sins of the past here.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney acknowledges past issues affecting current defense costs.

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