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Jeff Flake: Does the gentleman presume to know more about this specific subject and know of a reason why this should remain in…

On the recordAugust 4, 2007
Does the gentleman presume to know more about this specific subject and know of a reason why this should remain in effect when the administration is saying that it should be shut down because it is duplicative and wasteful?
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Questioning the rationale for maintaining a program deemed duplicative and wasteful by the administration.

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