Mark Kelly: “I wish we could hold up the paychecks until this becomes more…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2012

I wish we could hold up the paychecks until this becomes more effective and more efficient and doesn't run $1.7 trillion a year in the red.

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Democratic · Arizona

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Kelly criticizes government inefficiency and suggests withholding paychecks until performance improves.

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