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On the recordMarch 21, 2017
When I got on the Appropriations Committee, I inherited, as the then-chair of the Leg Branch Subcommittee, helping to bring in for a landing the really unbelievably blown timeline and cost of the CVC.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz discusses her experience with project oversight and budget issues.

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