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On the recordDecember 28, 2012
amendment No. 3382 would require the use of competition for all Federal contracts awarded after the date of the enactment of this act for disaster assistance. It would also require the Federal agencies to review and recompete no-bid contracts that had been awarded prior to it. There is no penalty if it is a no-bid contract, but as that goes forward, additional payments on that would have to come in to review. All this is, is about good government and getting value for the dollars we are going to spend. I reserve the remainder of my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time in opposition? The Senator from New York.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Dec 28, 2012

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