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On the recordMay 20, 2009
The individuals that you have indicated that you are going to be bringing on to be responsive to oversight with the Reinvestment Act, how many of the 109 additional staff that you are looking for in this budget are actually going to be focused on this aspect, on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski inquires about staffing focused on the Recovery Act oversight.

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