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Billy Long: “Normally when the government thinks something will cost $7 billion, it usually costs about three times and takes about…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
Normally when the government thinks something will cost $7 billion, it usually costs about three times and takes about three times as long to do as what they think.
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Billy Long
Missouri

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Long critiques government cost estimates and project timelines.

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