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On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
If, in fact, we do not have the kind of transparency that you are talking about, our constituents will not permit us to put up the money.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet emphasizes the need for transparency to gain public support for funding.

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