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Alfonse D'Amato: “Would my colleague know how many billions of dollars a year that is costing the taxpayers?”

On the recordJuly 18, 1996
Would my colleague know how many billions of dollars a year that is costing the taxpayers?
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Alfonse D'Amato

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the financial impact on taxpayers during a discussion.

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