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On the recordNovember 15, 2011
As Senator Collins pointed out, suspension and debarment now apply governmentwide and it is one of the improvements over these past 30 years that we do have the Excluded Party List System that Senator Collins had a role in promoting.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins emphasized the governmentwide application of suspension and debarment improvements.

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