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Steve Pearce: The very amusing thing is the people that are so critical of the contracting process, the negotiation process, are…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2007
The very amusing thing is the people that are so critical of the contracting process, the negotiation process, are exactly the same people that said we should trust the Federal Government, who negotiated so badly here, to negotiate in good faith on our prescription drugs. I will tell you, it is not congruent. It does not fit any sense of logic that I understand.
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

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Discussing the inconsistency in trust towards government negotiations during a debate.

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