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Patty Murray: “I think it is a point we have to look at in terms of the costs of providing this military contract to a subsidized…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2008
I think it is a point we have to look at in terms of the costs of providing this military contract to a subsidized foreign company as well as the future costs--not just for those airplanes but for the infrastructure to handle it and our capability of doing that.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the costs associated with military contracts during a Senate debate.

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