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On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
If you work for me and you had a $330 million or a half-a-billion dollar cost overrun and a 4--I give you a 3- to 4-year delay, your butt would be fired.
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John Mica
Republican · Florida

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Mica emphasizes accountability for cost overruns in contracts.

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