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Mitt Romney: “I spent 25 years in business. if I had a business executive come to me and say they want to spend a few hundred billion…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2012
I spent 25 years in business. if I had a business executive come to me and say they want to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, I'd say, 'You're fired.'
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Romney critiques Newt Gingrich's proposal for moon colonies, emphasizing his business experience.

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