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Chris Christie: “Negotiating these agreements was akin to landing five airplanes on the same runway at the same time.”

On the recordJune 24, 2009
Negotiating these agreements was akin to landing five airplanes on the same runway at the same time.
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Chris Christie
Republican · New Jersey

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Describing the complexity of negotiations in the medical device industry.

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