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Claire McCaskill: “I think most Americans would be shocked to know that we have one now and it is $693,000 a year.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
I think most Americans would be shocked to know that we have one now and it is $693,000 a year.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill highlights the high salaries of government contractors.

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