The one element to remember is we have been told repeatedly these contractor employees cost three times as much as civilians.
Dick Durbin: “The one element to remember is we have been told repeatedly these contractor employees cost three times as much as…”
On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
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Durbin highlights the cost inefficiency of replacing civilians with contractors.
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