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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
I am also troubled by the expanding use of contractors and consultants to perform jobs typically performed by our Active Duty personnel.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker questions the cost-effectiveness of using contractors for military jobs.

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