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Brian Schatz: “I understand that government wide, that there is an overhead…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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A Conversation With Senator Brian Schatz

Published | Video Starts at 36:32

… tolerance, to be able to get to a point where we don't need these huge bloated contracting systems and where we can rely on nimble localized solutions to these problems? I understand that government wide, that there is an overhead rate. I don't think that's. I don't think we should just stop there because I do think, and you know, I think it's not a secret, I'm not a fan of … (36:32–36:37)

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Acknowledges the existence of a government-wide overhead rate.

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