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On the recordMarch 16, 2023
The idea that an agency can spend $300 billion without congressional direction--the Inflation Reduction Act was only $750 billion. This was a massive amount of money, and it was not done right.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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Boozman criticizes the lack of congressional oversight on large expenditures.

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