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On the recordApril 11, 2011
I think the role of the Committee in shining transparency on exactly what is happening in the government is a change lever that the Congress needs to utilize as much as it possibly can.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the importance of transparency in government actions.

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