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Roger Wicker: “The case for termination was made by citing the affordability of the EFV, not whether the EFV would be reliable and…”

On the recordMay 17, 2011
The case for termination was made by citing the affordability of the EFV, not whether the EFV would be reliable and capable of meeting mission requirements.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Critiquing the rationale behind ending the EFV program.

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