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Jerry F. Costello: “So I don't think that we should be penny wise and pound foolish. Yes, we could save the penny, but in the end it is…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
So I don't think that we should be penny wise and pound foolish. Yes, we could save the penny, but in the end it is going to cost more money over time to delay a lot of what we are proposing.
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Jerry F. Costello
Illinois

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Costello emphasizes the long-term costs of budget cuts on aviation programs.

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