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Albert Russell Wynn: “I introduced legislation, I do not think it is going anywhere this session, which would say that if an agency lists a…”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2000
I introduced legislation, I do not think it is going anywhere this session, which would say that if an agency lists a subcontractor, they have to use that subcontractor or justify in some legitimate way, for some legitimate reason, not using that contractor; otherwise, it is essentially fraud, it is a fraud on the public, it is a disservice to the contractor.
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Albert Russell Wynn
Maryland

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Discussing legislation related to subcontractor usage by agencies.

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