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John Shimkus: “Could we get a better return on investment and a more timely process getting it right before it deployed?”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
Could we get a better return on investment and a more timely process getting it right before it deployed?
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus suggests pausing CFATS to improve its effectiveness before deployment.

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