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On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
I thought it was crazy to try and design a multibillion-dollar system using taxpayers' money without involving those who, in fact, would operate the system.
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Jerry F. Costello
Illinois

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Costello criticized the lack of stakeholder involvement in designing a costly system.

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