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Mike Turner: “Could the potential effects of sequestration on major defense acquisition programs be mitigated by delaying new starts…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2013
Could the potential effects of sequestration on major defense acquisition programs be mitigated by delaying new starts, canceling lower priority programs, or curtailing existing programs?
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Mike Turner
Republican · Ohio

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Turner inquires about mitigating sequestration effects on defense programs.

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