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Jon Tester: “I think a lot of times we use contractors to be subcontractors--I mean, to be general contracts and we could be doing…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
I think a lot of times we use contractors to be subcontractors--I mean, to be general contracts and we could be doing that and getting more efficiency from the dollar.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester emphasizes the need for efficiency in government contracting.

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