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Claire McCaskill: “I wanted three kinds of ice cream. I wanted it in the mess. I wanted it yesterday, and I did not care how much it cost.”

On the recordMay 19, 2010
I wanted three kinds of ice cream. I wanted it in the mess. I wanted it yesterday, and I did not care how much it cost.
Said by
Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill highlights failures in contracting oversight using a general's anecdote.

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