Political Quotes

On the recordApril 23, 2013
We risk throwing away significant savings on the order of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins warns about potential financial losses if multiyear contracts are not utilized.

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