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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
In the world that we lived in, it would be the contractor would have to pick up--'Sorry you screwed up, guys. You have to eat it.'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes accountability for contractors in project failures.

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