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Pat Roberts: Mr. Secretary, in the recent Defense news article, it was reported that you sent a memorandum to Department's research…

On the recordJune 5, 2001
Mr. Secretary, in the recent Defense news article, it was reported that you sent a memorandum to Department's research directors and the procurement chiefs to stop the practice of requiring or asking our defense companies to 'supplement the Department of Defense appropriations by bearing a portion of the Defense contract costs.' Why did you do that?
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas
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congress.gov
Jun 5, 2001

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Questioning the Secretary about a memorandum regarding defense contractor funding practices.

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