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Patty Murray: “If we don't start thinking about it now, we're going to be in a bad place.”

On the recordMarch 17, 2009
If we don't start thinking about it now, we're going to be in a bad place.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray emphasizes the need for proactive thinking on acquisition reform.

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