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Claire McCaskill: It's like--it's just an added cost of doing business, as opposed to any kind of alignment of incentives.

On the recordMarch 28, 2011
It's like--it's just an added cost of doing business, as opposed to any kind of alignment of incentives.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill highlights issues with performance awards for poorly performing contractors.

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