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Nydia M. Velazquez: “I just would like to respond for the record to a statement made by the chairman that the e-travel will save taxpayers'…”

On the recordJune 30, 2005
I just would like to respond for the record to a statement made by the chairman that the e-travel will save taxpayers' money. Let me just say that an industry review of the booking fees listed on the Federal Supply Schedule, it appears that GSA's figures on travel booking fees may have been estimated too high by as much as $20 per transaction, and these are the big industries, the big travel agencies, not the small businesses.
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Nydia M. Velazquez
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