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Elizabeth Warren: “We cannot carry the development bill on our backs.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
We cannot carry the development bill on our backs.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for commercial technology in defense acquisition.

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