09/19/2012
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"It seems that, wittingly or unwittingly, we created a system that it's much harder to hire a full-time DOD employee than it is to write a contract worth 10 or 20 times more."
"Senator Vitter had a hearing in Louisiana. In fact, he asked me if he could do that and I agreed to allow him to do it."
"Today's hearing builds on those and reflects our work with Ranking Member Richard Shelby."
"I am grateful to Senator Shelby and Senator Vitter for raising the spectrum of this particular question."