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Tom Carper: “I would rather spend the money, quite frankly, going after the people that have either breached the contract or not…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2011
I would rather spend the money, quite frankly, going after the people that have either breached the contract or not performed instead of just saying here is the check, we are going to close you down.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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Editor's note · Context

Carper advocates for accountability in defense contracts rather than simply paying off failures.

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