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Lincoln Chafee: “Senator Stennis, of course. Mel Laird would handle the legislative side of matters, the appropriations, the…”

On the recordMarch 29, 1996
Senator Stennis, of course. Mel Laird would handle the legislative side of matters, the appropriations, the relationships with the White House and with the Congress. That is no easy job. Dave Packard was assigned what you might call the inside of the Pentagon. He was the man that we would consult with on procurement problems. We were deep into procurement problems--the F-15, the F-14, the 963 destroyers, the 688 class submarines, and on and on it went. Those are the matters we would report to David Packard on. He would watch over how we were doing and whether we were coming in on cost, whether we were meeting our milestones in the construction, and the whole process.
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island
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Discussing the roles of key figures in defense procurement during a Senate floor speech.

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