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Tim Scott: “The taxpayers are on the hook to the State of South Carolina for at least a million dollars a day, up to $100 million…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2013
The taxpayers are on the hook to the State of South Carolina for at least a million dollars a day, up to $100 million for the delay of the completion of this project.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott emphasizes the financial burden on taxpayers due to project delays.

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