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Chris Coons: “If I might, Ms. McGrath, you had spoken previously that the Department of Defense was working to achieve some cost…”

On the recordNovember 15, 2010
If I might, Ms. McGrath, you had spoken previously that the Department of Defense was working to achieve some cost savings through the streamlining of its processes.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons questions McGrath about cost savings in the Department of Defense.

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