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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “If cost-cutting were the legitimate concern of departmental management, why did it needlessly purchase brandnew 9m…”

On the recordJune 19, 2019
If cost-cutting were the legitimate concern of departmental management, why did it needlessly purchase brandnew 9m handguns this year when it had already purchased .40 caliber handguns no more than 3 years ago.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the rationale behind unnecessary equipment purchases amid cost-cutting claims.

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