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Gephardt Statement on Halliburton Overcharging Pentagon

Date: Dec. 11, 2003
Location: New York, NY
Issues: Defense Foreign Affairs


December 11, 2003 -

New York, NY - Rep. Dick Gephardt released the following statement regarding a Defense Department determination that a Halliburton subsidiary overcharged the military for services in Iraq.

"The Bush administration's policy in Iraq of putting the corporate special interests first is unacceptable. Vice President Cheney's former employer won a contract without a competitive bid and proceeded to bilk the American taxpayer for tens of millions of dollars.

"It is time for a change. As president, I will put the American soldiers and taxpayers first and the corporate special interests last."

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