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John Thune: “I, in 2009, sponsored an amendment to the defense authorization bill that allowed for multi-year procurement for…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2011
I, in 2009, sponsored an amendment to the defense authorization bill that allowed for multi-year procurement for alternative fuels.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune discusses his past efforts to secure long-term contracts for alternative fuels.

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