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On the recordApril 8, 2019
I have rarely heard of a competitive bid situation in which one bidder is twice as expensive as the other bidder, and yet there is such enthusiasm for bidding--awarding the bid to the by far, the highest bidder.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cooper questions the rationale behind awarding a costly bid.

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