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Claire McCaskill: How did this become a no-bid contract? Was it justified as a no-bid contract? Overall, I think we need to begin asking…

On the recordDecember 7, 2011
How did this become a no-bid contract? Was it justified as a no-bid contract? Overall, I think we need to begin asking some policy questions about the kind of money we're spending on developing drugs where the United States government is the only customer.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Senator McCaskill questions the justification of a no-bid contract awarded for smallpox drug development.

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