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Roger Wicker: “By kicking the can down the road now to 2011 there is a real risk, Mr. Chairman, that the acquisition for major projects…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
By kicking the can down the road now to 2011 there is a real risk, Mr. Chairman, that the acquisition for major projects such as this, will always be called into question.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker warns about the risks of delaying major defense acquisitions.

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