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Claire McCaskill: “No. I am telling you the original estimate in theater by the contingency operation was $700 million.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2010
No. I am telling you the original estimate in theater by the contingency operation was $700 million.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill emphasizes the initial cost estimate of a military contract.

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