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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “It is nonsense not to compete any sizable contract, in the same way that anybody would go to more than one contractor.”

On the recordNovember 15, 2012
It is nonsense not to compete any sizable contract, in the same way that anybody would go to more than one contractor.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the importance of competitive bidding for government contracts.

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