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On the recordMarch 18, 2015
I have to tell you, that hurts to hear it referred to--to me, a slush fund is something that would be used to spend money unnecessarily or wastefully.
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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Womack defends the Overseas Contingency Operations budget against claims of it being a slush fund.

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