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Bernie Sanders: “Does cost-plus, for the laymen here, mean I am going to give you a $2 billion estimate, but if it costs me more, I am…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
Does cost-plus, for the laymen here, mean I am going to give you a $2 billion estimate, but if it costs me more, I am going to bill you more?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders clarifies the meaning of cost-plus contracting.

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