Jim Cooper: “Any project that has 25 percent rework? Like, oh, my gosh. Because…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2015

Any project that has 25 percent rework? Like, oh, my gosh. Because that means you build it, then you have to tear it down 25 percent and redo it.

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Democratic · Tennessee

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Cooper expresses concern over high rework rates in a project, indicating inefficiency and taxpayer burden.

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